Feb., igi2. Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 439 



converging galleries, some of which descend below the level of the 

 chamber itself, entering it from beneath. Those roads which are 

 most traveled by the moles are of larger size than those formed only 

 in search of food. 



"When a mole is liberated upon the ground, it does not attempt to 

 run, but digs directly down, and will bury itself in a remarkably short 

 time. When one is alarmed, while burrowing, it digs deeper. 



"The number of young produced at a birth appears to be variable. 

 The closely allied Scalops aquaticus was observed in one instance to 

 bring forth five, and in another nine; and this species might be ex- 

 pected sometimes to be equally prolific. A gentleman of Winchester 

 writes me that, in the latter part of February, he found a pair of moles, 

 male and female, in their nest; and upon dissection, the female proved 

 to be gravid with two young, fully formed, clothed with hair, and 

 apparently about to be brought forth. A gentleman of Diamond 

 Grove states that, as observed by hiin, the moles produce two or three 

 young about the last of May; while at Beverly, Adams Co., they 

 have been known to produce four about the ist of July. If these in- 

 formants have made no mistakes in their dates, this would indicate 

 that at least two litters are produced in a year." (/. c, pp. 98-99.) 



Specimens examined from Illinois and adjoining states: 

 Illinois — Olive Branch, Alexander Co., i; Rosiclaire, Hardin Co., i; 



Chicago, 11; Warsaw, 9; Joliet, i; Ozark, Johnson Co., 1 = 24. 

 Michigan — Dowagiac, Cass Co., i. 

 Iowa — Knoxville, i. 

 Wisconsin — (M. P. M.) Maiden Rock, Pierce Co., 3; Prescott, Pierce 



Co., 8; Fountain City, Buffalo Co., 3; Wyalusing, Grant Co., 4= 18. 



Parascalops breweri (Bachman), Brewer's Mole, is claimed 

 to have been taken in Indiana, but so far as known its range does not 

 extend so far west as Illinois. Regarding its occurrence in Indiana, 

 Hahn says: "There are two specimens in the Indiana University 

 Collection, correctly identified, catalogued and labelled as coming from 

 Bloomington, Indiana. I do not place much credence in these labels 

 and am not willing to record the species as occurring in the state on 

 the basis of these specimens. But its occurrence is not bej^ond the 

 range of probability." 



Brewer's Mole resembles somewhat the Common Mole (Scalopus), 

 the snout being simple without fleshy projections; but it may readily 

 be distinguished by the number of teeth (44), and the cylindrical 

 blunt tail, constricted at the base, and thickly covered with long hairs. 



