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anteriorly tinged with brown ; the throat and fore- 

 neck brownish-grey ; the feet and tail dusky ; the 

 tips of the large incisors reddish-brown. 



Although nothing is known from observation of 

 the habits of this species, the structure of its feet 

 and tail would lead us to infer that they are similar 

 to those of the Water Shrew. It was first found in 

 Norfolk by Dr Hooker, and described under the 

 name of Sorex ciliatus by Mr Sow r erby. Since 

 then individuals have been obtained in Cambridge- 

 shire, Battersea-fields, and near Glasgow, in which 

 latter locality three were found by Dr Secular. It 

 may here be observed, however, that a specimen in 

 the Museum of the University of Edinburgh, said 

 to be from the neighbourhood of Glasgow, and I 

 believe presented by Dr Secular, as Sorex remifer, 

 is of the preceding species, with which it agrees 

 perfectly in size and colour. 



This species has a white spot on the ear, like the 

 last. It differs considerably in tint, and the long 

 hairs on the lower surface of the tail are sometimes 

 whitish. It is considerably larger than S.fodiens; 

 the head and body measuring three inches and a 

 half in length, the tail two inches and two lines. 



An animal of this genus, described by Dr Fle- 

 ming in the second volume of the Transactions of 

 the Wernerian Society, under the name of Sorex 

 fodiens, or Water Shrew, appears to be distinct 

 from any of the above, The length of the head 



