INSECTIVORA 



wire worms_, larvae of various kinds, frogs, lizards, 

 small mammals and small birds. 



Some naturalists believe that the mole makes a 

 store of earthworms for the winter, keeping them in 



Fig. 31.— Fore part of the Skeleton of the Mole, a. Side 

 view ; B, front view of shoulder girdle, sc, scapula ; 

 h, humerus ; r, radius ; u, ulna ; cl, clavicle or collar- 

 bone ; st, sternum ; c, carpus ; mc, metacarpus ; ph, pha- 

 langes ; /, sickle-like bone. (British Museum.) 



a basin-shaped captivity in the '^run/' The bottom 

 of this cavity is beaten so hard that the worms 

 cannot bore through it. According to Mr, Lionel 



