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ground. This is probably in search of a mate, for Moles are 

 apparently solitary creatures during most of the year and 

 seldom more than one in a series of runways. 



Moles probably have only one litter of young a year, the 

 usual number being four, born in April or May. 



Genus Parascalops 



Dentition: Incisors, f ; Canines, {; Premolars, f ; Molars, | = 44. 



Hairy-tailed Mole. — Parascalops breweri 



Names. — Hairy-tailed Mole; Brewer Mole. Plate III. 



General Description. — Similar in general appearance to the 

 eastern Mole, Scalopus aguaticus, but with hairy tail, con- 

 stricted at base; snout shorter, with median longitudinal 

 groove above, and nostrils lateral, crescentic; toes not webbed; 

 hands as broad as long; fur soft, but coarser than in Scalopus 

 and Scapanus. 



Color. — Sexes indistinguishable as to color. 



Upperparts varying from fuscous-black to blackish, with 

 browner hairs on nose and tail, which may be white in old 

 specimens; underparts paler and grayer than above, sometimes 

 with brownish tinge on throat and underparts. 



Measurements. — Total length, males, 6 inches, females, 6; 

 tail vertebras, males, 1.2 inches, females, 1.2; hind foot, males, 

 .8 inch, females, .75 inch. 



Geographical Distribution. — "Southeastern Canada and 

 northeastern United States from southern New Brunswick, 

 southern Quebec, and eastern Ontario, south to northeastern 

 Ohio and southern Pennsylvania, and in the Appalachian 

 Mountains to western North Carolina." (Jackson) 



Food. — Insects of different kinds, earthworms, grubs, etc. 



Species of the Genus Parascalops. 



Hairy-tailed Mole. — Parascalops breweri (Bachman). 



As described above; no other forms of the genus known. 



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 Although the Hairy-tailed Mole is found over a fairly 

 extensive area, it appears to be only locally common and less 



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