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copula at Lye Hill on May 28rfl, tho female heirjo; in possession of 

 jirey. The mole was hanp^insj by his two anterior leji^s to a twirj, sup- 

 porting both female nnd prey. The habits of this species, so far as 

 they have been observed, are therefore simihir to those of ??. lividn. 

 opaca^ &e., and they may eventually prove to be identical in other 

 respects. 



My thanks are acfain due to Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.R.S , and Mr. 

 (t. it. Verrall, P.E.S., for their kind assistance. 



University Museum, Oxford : 

 Jxme 1th, 190y. 



