FAUNA AMERICANA. 39 



Char. Essent. No nasal crest ; tail as long as 

 one half the body. 



Dimensions. Length of the head and body from 

 four to six inches. 



Description. Anterior feet broad, and con- 

 structed like those of the European mole ; hind 

 feet scaly and beset with sparse short hairs ; toes 

 long and thin ; hair of the body soft, ferruginous 

 brown ; tail covered with short hair. 



Inhabits North America. 



Species. 

 3. Condyliira macroura. Nob. 



Char. Essent. Nose surrounded with a circu- 

 lar fringed membrane, asteriform; tail nearly the 

 length of the body, round and appearing strangu- 

 lated at base, becoming suddenly enlarged, slight- 

 ly compressed and tapering. 



Dimensions. Total length, five inches four lines ; 

 length of the hands, seven lines ; length of the 

 hind feet, one inch ; longest nail of the hand, two- 

 eighths. (Extremity of the tail lost.) 



CHARACTERS. 



{C Incisor 4. 

 superior 20. < Canine 8. 

 C Molar 8. 

 C Incisor 4. 

 inferior 20. < Canine 10. 

 C Molar 6. 



Note. There is no rule by which to determine 

 in this genus, the distinction of the various kinds 



