CLASS MAMMALS: ORDER IKSECTIVORA. 93 



Fig. U9. 



Habitation of a Mole. 



gallery a hundred feet long in a single night. Strictly 



carnivorous, it is ex- 



ceedingly useful, and 



should be protected by 



every cultivator of the 



soil. The Star-nosed 



Mole burrows in moist 



places to form chambers 



for rearing its young.* 



Sorecidae. The 

 Shrew's foot is not formed 

 for digging, indicating its 



habit of living above Sc(dop8 <**<*" Common Mole - * 

 ground. It has a long, movable snout, and bristly tail.f 



Fig. 151. 



Sorex thompsdni, Thompson's Shrew, 



* This species is frequently found in mid-winter with its tail swollen with fat 

 probably to be absorbed as food during its partial hibernation. 



t Cats and dogs often kill them, mistaking them for mice ; but on account of 



