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Fig. 3 Scalops breiveri, Bachman. Hairy-tailed mole. Cleveland. From dry skin 68 

 a muzzle from above ; b muzzle from the side ; c - muzzle from below ; 



d under surface of left palm ; e under surface of hind foot. 

 Fig. 4 Scalops breweri, Bach. Waterville, New York. Young. From alcoholic 



specimen 68 



a muzzle from below ; b muzzle from side ; c muzzle from above ; d 

 under surface of palm ; e under surface of hind foot. 



Fig. 5 Scalops townsendii, Bach. Puget's Sound. Alcoholic specimen 65 



a muzzle from below ; b muzzle from the side ; c muzzle from above. 



PLATE XVIII. 



Fig. 1 Condylura cristata. Star-nosed mole. Carlisle, Pa. From alcohol, (No. 



662) 71 



a muzzle from below ; b muzzle from above ; c front view of muzzle ; 



d left palm from above ; e left palm from below ; / left hind foot 



from below ; g left hind foot from above ; h tail. 

 Fig. 2 Condylura cristata. Male. Middleboro, Mass. Showing a different character 



of the nasal crest. No. 2219 71 



Fig. 3 Urotrlclius gibbsii, Baird. Cascade Mountains, W. T. No. 662. Dried skin 



moistened and magnified two diameters 76 



a muzzle from below ; b muzzle from above ; c muzzle from the side ; 



d left palm from above ; e left palm from below ; /left hind foot 



from below ; g left hind foot from above. 



Fig. 4 Blarina talpoides. Shrew mole. Columbus, Ga 36 



a head from the side ; b head from beneath ; c ear magnified, showing, 



x the short auricle, bent a little back ; y y the anterior border of the 



meatus ; z the antihelix ; and v the antitragus. The upper end of the 



antitragus should pass beneath the antihelix. 



Fig. 5 Sorex vagrans, Cooper. No. 1261. Cape Flattery, W. Territory 15 



Fig. 6 Sorex vagrans, Cooper. No. 1259. Cascade Mountains, Oregon Territory. 



Magnified two diameters. These figures both represent the same species, 



and the latter, taken from a specimen with the feet much shrunken, was 



engraved by mistake. 

 a head from the side ; b head from beneath ; c under surface of left 



fore foot ; d under surface of left hind foot. 



PLATE XIX. 



Fig. 1 Mephitis mesoleuca, Licht. White-backed skunk. No. 790. Western 



Texas. Dried skin softened 192 



a muzzle from below ; b muzzle from above ; c muzzle from the side. 

 Fig. 2 Putorius richardsonii, Bon. Weasel. No. 654. Fort Steilacoom. Skin 



dried and softened 164 



a ear ; b left fore foot from below ; c left hind foot from below. 



