SORICID^. IX. 25 



Fur compact, soft and velvety. Found on both conti- 

 nents. 

 * Nose elongated, not fringed; nostrils superior or lateral; tail 



short, 

 f Teeth 36 ; nostrils partly superior ; tail nearly naked. 



SCALOPS, 1. 



ff Teeth 44 ; nostrils lateral ; tail densely hairy. SCAPANUS, 2. 



** Nose, elongated, fringed at end with a circle of long fleshy 



projections; nostrils terminal; tail nearly as long as body; 



teeth 44 CONDYLURA, 3. 



/. SCALOPS, Cuvier. SHREW MOLES. 



1. 5. aquaticus, (L.) Fischer. COMMON MOLE. Dark 

 plumbeous, paler below; feet full webbed; eyes not 

 covered by skin. E. U. S.; an abundant and well known 

 species. 



2. S. argentatuSf Aud. & Bach. PRAIRIE MOLE. 

 Silvery plumbeous; said to be larger and more silvery 

 than the preceding. Ohio and W., chiefly in the prairie 

 region. 



2. SCAPANUS, Pomel. HAIRY -TAILED MOLES. 

 1. S. breweri, (Bach.) Pomel. HAIRY -TAILED MOLE. 

 Dark plumbeous, with brown gloss. E. U. S. 



3. CONDYLURA, Illiger. STAR-NOSED MOLES. 

 1. C. cr/'stata, (L.) Desmarest. STAR-NOSED MOLE. 

 Blackish. U. S., chiefly northerly, from the Atlantic to 

 the Pacific. 



FAMILY IX. SORICID^E. 



(The Shrews.) 



Mouse-like Insectivora, with the eyes and external 

 ears distinctly developed. Muzzle elongated. Feet 

 normal, not fossorial; the fore-feet mostly smaller than 

 the hind ones. Teeth I - JI no canines. The most 



