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we have 16 species, nine of
them new. Your species are
Sorex cooperi, (Olirex platyrhinis
of Dekay) the small chestnut
brown one with long tail, and
the Brachysorex talpoides, or
Sorex de kayi. There are however
doubtless others; one smaller
than S. cooperi, with shorter
tail, smaller feet, and fewer
teeth. I hope you will be able
to get me a good many shrews,
so as to allow a thorough de-
termination of Illinois species.
Write to me here, (where
I shall be for three or four weeks
longer) and tell me how you
come on, and whether
You have got quite well. I
wish I could get out your way,
this summer; but that is
out of the question: perhaps
I can accomplish it another
season.
Yours truly
S.F. Baird
Robt. Kennicott.
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This letter was written by S.F. Baird (Spencer Fullerton Baird, Smithsonian Institution). The shrew species he mentions are Sorex cooperi, (Olisorex platyrhinus of Dekay), Brachysorex talpoides, Sorex dekayi
8/24/2023 Initial review complete. CE
Action: Changed "J.M." to "S.F." in signature and changed latin names of species as indicated in above note.
The last species is Sorex dekayi - it looks sort of like there is a space between the e and k, but if you look closely, the pen just gets lighter there but is still there.