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as some of them are even larger than a common mouse. 

 They have their teeth coloured at the tips in a remarkable 

 manner ; it is generally of a pitchy brown, or dark chest- 

 nut hue, and, like the colouring of the teeth in the beaver 

 and other animals, is owing to the enamel being thus 

 formed, and not to any mere accident of diet. The 

 shrews are most common about stables and cow-houses; 

 and there, should I ever take the field again, my traps 

 shall be set, as my desire to have one of these little quad- 

 rupeds is still as great as ever. 



