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PURPLE MOLE* 



Talpa Purpurasccns. T. nigra, purpureo nitens, pedibus penta* 



dactylis, cauda alba. 

 Black Mole, with a gloss of purple ; pentadactylous feet, and 



white tail. 

 Talpa virginianus niger. Seb. i.p. ^i* t. 32. f. 3. 



THIS species so completely resembles the com- 

 mon European Mole in almost every particular, that 

 it might pass for a variety of that animal. Its co- 

 lour is black, with a strong cast of changeable 

 purple ; and the tail is white. It seems to have 

 been first described by Seba, and is, according to 

 that author, a native of Virginia. 



CAPE MOLE. 



Talpa Capensis. T. viridi-aurea, cuprco nitens, palmis tridac- 



tylis. 

 Gold-green Mole, glossed with copper-colour, with tridactylous 



fore feet. 

 Talpa Asiatia. T. ecaudata, palmis tridactylis. JJn. Syst. Nat. 



P- 73- 



Siberian Mole. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 2.3$. 

 -'jut &u .*; fc. 



THIS is rather smaller than the common Mole, 

 and of the same general form, but has a short 

 snout, and is destitute of a tail. The fore feet 

 are formed like those of the red mole, having only 

 three claws, of which the exterior is by far the 

 largest; the hind feet have five weak claws; but 



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