522 RED MOLE. 



what readily distinguishes this animal is the 

 changeable colour of the hair, which is of a deep 

 glossy green, with copper-coloured reflections : be- 

 neath it is of a greyish-brown. Its length is four 

 inches. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 according to Mr. Pennant, and not of Siberia, as 

 Seba, who seems to have been its first describer, 

 supposed. 



RED MOLE. 



Talpa Rufa. T. rufa, cauda breci, palmis tridactylis, plmtis te- 



tradactylis. 

 Rufous Mole, with short tail, tridactylous fore feet, and tctra- 



dactylous hind feet. 



Talpa rubra Americana. Seb. i.p. 51. t. 32. f. a. 

 Red Mole. Pennant Quadr. a. p. 233. 



THIS, iii its general appearance, resembles the 

 common Mole, but is of a pale red-brown colour, 

 and has only three toes on the fore feet, the ex- 

 terior claw being much larger than the other two : 

 the hind feet have four claws : the proportion of 

 the tail is the same as in the common Mole. 

 This species, as well as the preceding, was first 

 described by Seba, who says it is a native of Ame- 

 rica. 



