SCAPANUS. 565 
Geogr. Distr. Known only from type locality. 
Genl. Char. Smaller than S. californicus; color darker, 
Color. Almost uniform black. 
Measurements. Length, 135; tail, 26. Skull: extreme length, 30; 
basilar length, 28.5; interorbital constriction, 7.6; greatest mastoid 
breadth, 15.3; lower jaw, incisive border to condyle, 22.4. 
Fic. LXXXIII. SCAPANUS ANTHONY!. ANTHONY’S MOLE. 
But two living species of the next Family are known, and 
there are no extinct forms that can be associated with them. These 
curious creatures are rather large animals, about the length of a big 
house rat, but heavier, with rather long legs and claws. The snout 
is very long, extending far beyond the mouth, and the tail is also 
elongated. There are no spines amid the fur, which is soft, and the 
colors are brownish black and white. The species do not seem to be 
numerously represented, as comparatively few individuals have been 
taken, and specimens are very rarely seen in collections. Little is 
known of their habits, but it is stated that they will attack poultry, 
and if pursued, imitate the Ostrich by hiding the head in the first 
hole they find, and fancy themselves concealed. This idea may have 
arisen from an individual trying to enter a hole too small for its body, 
and remained only partly hidden until captured. The Cuban species 
is found among the mountains in the interior of the island. Of the 
Haitian species still less is known. The shape of the molar teeth 
connect these animals with the Centetide, of which the Tenrec, 
Centeles caudatus, may be considered the representative. 
