i- (ft: CHRYSOCHLORB, OR < in \<; r \ltl.K MOLB. 



mam ' ' ** nl i ihar|i ) 'int !> i !. <-:ii i h -.\ h- M the creature v t> i- - t h- m iti il..- .! * '.--i 

 which they wen* intended. Tin- hinder feet :iii'l !_> at-' i-xti-i-im-lx small, ami tin- tail is but 

 .short. Thftv is no a]>]>arent outward restige of an ear, ami thf eyes are almost inviil>l. In 

 -i/.- it equals therommoii Kuro|-an M..1.-. Ix-inj; alxnit x-\-n indies in total length. 



Another -iinil.i! aiiiiii:il. the I'fsmaii of Russia, IUI.H -n frequently mistaken for the 

 siir.-\\ M,.|.-. LIU it ran lie family .ii-!iii_-ni-lii'l at a casual glance by the greater length of it 

 tail :m<l its sn|--iioi si/.- ; its total length being sixteen or serente* ii im-hea. 



rii- CHKV-O, MI ^IHMN.. MOM., or CHAKGKABLK MOLE, baa derived its 



t. ,:i sj from lie iv j ; iHn IMM h i ol 



its f m . 



Hi, ,-olor of the Chrywichlore's ooat is 

 of a .1, liat reMemblea "shot" ilk, 



or tin- |--.-uli:ir i-liangeable nu-tallir nuliance 

 \\lii.-li is thrnwn from tin- f-.ith-r- of many 

 1'ii'ls. According to the light in whirh tin- 

 animal is \ i*>we<l, thf fur i.s in aome jwrts of 



a ptldfll "i !! !!.''! .: i, Bid in "'!"i - Ol a 



bronied nnl, th>*- brilliant hues interchang- 

 ing among themHelvea aa the animal mores, 

 or as th- liyht falls at difft-rent an^lfi IIJMIM 

 tin- fur. Tlie name ('hry-x-hloiv i- 

 fn>m twn <iiit-k MonU. dgatfyislg gol 

 and ishaj.pily aiipliralil.- to tin- v.-ry 

 olorini: of tli- animal. Tlie term Ttalottricea 

 is also Greek, and signifying " wholly si!km," 

 in n'f-r'nce to the lustrous tmrfaoe of the 

 hairs. 



i i>uttini: asid- th-- stnuiip- chroma- 

 tism of tli- fur. tin- <-t>-ature is a very remark- 

 able one in many rei>ects, and especially 

 deserving of notice on account of its teeth 

 and its f--t. 



t.t-th of the Changeable Mole are 

 in a very peculiar mode, being sepa- 

 rated from each other by an interval that is 

 .-.|n:il to their thickness, so that when the 



jaws are closed. th- t.--tli of eith.-r jaw tit .-xactly into tin- inNTMices that are left U-tween thone 

 of the opposite jaw, like the iron serrations of a steel-trap. It has been well remarked that 

 Chry^M-hlon* afford*, it is Ix'lirvfd. the only examplr in tin- animal world of t<-'tli U*ing 

 l>y thfir anterior and posterior faces. Tin- *kfleton is alto^i-thi-r a in>.nilar one, for 

 then' an> no less than iiim-to-n i^iirx of ribs, and in one species tw.-nty jairs have been made 

 out. The first rib is thick and l>road in ]>n]K>riion to the others. 



The fore-feet are furnished with four toes, the fourth toe being very small, and tipped 

 with a nail of ordinary size. The oth- i tlm-e toes are armed with most formidable claws, by 

 means of which tic- animal is maMM to <liir into the earth. Tlie middle toe carries a claw of 

 surprising dimensions, as may be seen on reference to the engra\ ini:. Thf hinder ff-t are fire- 

 toed, and of no very great promotional size. The eye is externally invisible, being covered 

 with skin, so that the animal ap]iears to lie j.r.u -ti.-ally Mind. Th. -r- are no ears, and no tail. 

 The size of the creature is rather less than that of the common Km|.-aM Molf. 



As may be perceived from its tit!.-, it is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, although it 

 was formerly thought to inhabit SiU-ria. It is also known by the name of the Hottentot 

 Chry~M-i,],,n- . and the French name is Taupe doree, or Gilded Mole Its food consists, like 

 that of th>- other Moles, of worms and various insects. 



CAT! CBIYMCBtOO. OR CRANOEABLE MOLT- 



