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regarded as an abnormality also, I liave examined three albino moles 

 of the genus Scalojis, one each from Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. 



In the Alabama specimen, which is the only well preserved dry skin, 

 the hair is dull white at the base, then a very delicate tint of orange- 

 tawny and cream-white at the tips. On the head and the lower surfaces 

 the orange tint is considerably stronger. 



A large individual from Ohio has the under surftices and the head 

 and shoulders jmre white, but the white area is irregular and occupies 

 more of the right side than the left. A young specimen from Florida 

 has pure white hair on the left side of the breast and around the wrist 

 and a band of the same color extends over the left shoulder. Several 

 specimens which I have examined have white patches of small extent 

 about the mouth, nose, and feet. 



CHAKACTERISTICS OF YOUNG MOLES. 



Though I have never seen fresh specimens of very young moles, I 

 snrmise that they must present a very singular appearance. The fur 

 is short and appressed and of a silvery color, and lighter than that of 

 adults. The tail is relatively long, and the claws are long and acutely 

 pointed, especially those of the hind feet. The fore feet are relatively 

 large. 



D. A. 30419. Highland, Maryland. 



Left I - and I ^ wan ting. 

 D. A. 33102. Ealeigb, North Carolina. 



Left I - wanting. 

 D. A. 30426. Washington City. 



Left and right I ^ wanting. 

 D. A. 57029. Greensboro, Alabama. 



Wants right PM ^ and I - on both sides. 

 N. M. 1641. St. Louis, Missonri. 



Has I 2 larger than T ". 

 N. M. 1642. St. Lonis, Missonri. 



Evidently same as preceding on right side; on left I - is entirely lacking, with 

 no trace. 

 N. M. 1639. St. Lonis, Missonri. 

 Ditto as regards size of 1 ^. 

 N. M. 35202. Illinois ? 



Left I 2 deciduous. 

 N. M. 35200. Warsaw, Illinois. 



I ^' considerably larger than I ^-. 

 N. M. 35203. Warsaw, Illinois. 



I i and I ^ both sides gone. A very slight depression the only trace of them. 

 N. M. 7269. Fairfield County, Ohio. 



Has very distinct I a on each side. Left PM ^ is absent. (This is a very large 

 specimen with mottled white and gray fur.) 

 N. M. 1640. St. Louis, Missouri. 



I ^ wanting on both sides. 

 N. M. 1141. Charleston, South Carolina. 



Has a small but distinct I ^ on both sides. 

 D. A. 51386. Rockport, Texas. 



I 2 and I 3^ on both sides wanting. 



