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largest of the American shrews, was detected ia Canada by 

 Dr. Gapper, who has deposited a specimen in the Bristol mu- 

 seum. The distribution of condylura and scalops has been but 

 partially traced, but it is probable that they do not extend be- 

 yond the 53rd parallel. Mr. Taylor captured the scalops cana- 

 densis on the north eastern end of the Alleghanies at an elevation 

 of 1.500 feet, while the condylurce were confined to the bottom 

 meadow lands. Lichtenstein thinks it probable that the moles 

 entirely destitute of sight mentioned by Hernandez as inhabi- 

 tants of Mexico, belong to the genus scalops. Authors disagree 

 in their accounts of the dentition of the scalopes. Baron Cuvier 

 says that they have the teeth of the desmans, and such is the 

 case in the specimens which I have examined, the total number 

 of teeth being 44. Desmarest enumerates only 30 teeth in all, 

 and Dr. Godman, who is followed by Lesson, reckons 36. 

 Harlan describes a species {pennsylvanica) , of which he has 

 merely the skeleton, possessing 40 teeth. The teeth of the Cana- 

 dian species round away by use in a very remarkable manner, so 

 as to look like rows of seed pearls. The genus of the animal 

 named " black mole," considered by some as a talpa, is uncer- 

 tain, but it is most likely a scalops : Mr. Taylor found it on the 

 Alleghany range. The condylurcc would form an interesting 

 subject for a monograph ; the species are, perhaps, more nu- 

 merous than has hitherto been suspected, and their manners are 

 as yet almost unknown. The remarkable enlargement of the 

 tail, which has given origin to one of the specific appellations, 

 is, according to Dr. Godman, merely a sexual peculiarity con- 

 fined to certain seasons. 



Ord. CARNIVORA cont. Fam. Carnivora. 

 Div. 1. Plantigrada. 



Ursus arctos*? Rich. F.B.A. 



„ ferox, Id. I. c. 1. 



„ americanus, F. Cuv. Hist, des Mam. 



„ maritimus, Ross, Voy.pl. 

 Procyon lotor, Buff. 8, 43. 



Nasua, species duee, Licht. Hern. 

 Meles labradoria, Rich. F.B.A. 2. 

 Guloluscus*? Edw. 103. 



„ barbara, Griff. Cuv. /)/. 

 Bassaris astuta, Light. Hern. 



Div. 2. Digitigrada. 



Putorius vison, Buff. 13. 43. 



„ vulgaris* ? Penn. Arct. Zool. 



„ erminea* ? Id. lb. 

 Mustela canadensis, Gmel. Rich. F.B.A. 

 r huro, F. Cuv. Diet, des Sc. 29. 



„ \ martes*} 'Rich. F.B.A. 

 Mephitis americana, Sabine, Fr. Voy. 



Mephitis nasua, Benn. Zool. Proceeds 



„ putorius, Catesb. 62. 



„ interrupta, Raf. An. of Nat. 



„ vulpecula, Fisch. Syn. 



„ myotis, Id. lb. 



„ itzqui-epafl, Hernandez, Mex. 



„ conepatl, Id. lb. 



