SORICID^. — TX. 25 



Fur compact, soft and velvety. Found on both conti- 

 nents. 



* Nose elongated, not fringed; nostrils superior or lateral; tail 

 short, 

 f Teeth 36 ; nostrils partly superior ; tail nearly naked. 



SCALOPS, 1. 



f f Teeth 44 ; nostrils lateral ; tail densely hairy. Scapanus, 2. 



** Nose elongated, fringed at end with a circle of long fleshy 



projections; nostrils terminal; tail nearly as long as body; 



teeth 44 . . Condyltjra, 3. 



/. SCALOPS, Cuvier. Shreay Moles. 



1. S. aquaticus, (L.) Fischer. Common Mole. Dark 

 plumbeous, paler below; feet full webbed; eyes not 

 covered by skin. E. U. S.; an abundant and well known 

 species. 



2. S. argenfafus, Aud. & Bach. Prairie Mole. 

 Silvery plumbeous; said to be larger and more silvery 

 than the preceding. Ohio and W., chiefly in the prairie 

 region. 



2. SCAPANUS, Vomoi. Hairy -Tailed Moles. 



]. S. breweri, (Bach.) Pomel. Hairy -Tailed Mole. 

 Dark plumbeous, with brown gloss. E. U. S. 



3. CONDYLURA, Illiger. Star-nosed Moles. 



1. C. cr/sfafa, (L.) Desmarest. Star-nosed Mole. 

 Blackish. U. S., chiefly northerly, from the Atlantic to 

 the Pacific. 



FAMILY IX.— SORICID^. 



(The Shrews.) 



Mouse-like Insectivora, with the eyes and external 



ears distinctly developed. Muzzle elongated. Feet 



normal, not fossorial; the fore-feet mostly smaller than 



the hind ones. Teeth J-^^, no canines. The most 



