524 BROWN MOLE. 



radiated tendrils : the length from nose to tail is 

 three inches and three quarters. It is an inha- 

 bitant of North America, forming subterraneous 

 passages, in different directions, in uncultivated 

 fields, and is said to feed on roots. This species 

 is the Sorex cristatus of Linnaeus; being placed 

 in that genus on account of its teeth, in despite 

 of its appearance. It is, perhaps, in reality no 

 other than a variety of the former species, or a 

 sexual difference. 



BROWN MOLE. 



Talpa Fusca. T.fusca, pedibus caudaque albis, palmis latissmis. 

 Brown Mole, with white feet and tail, the fore feet very broad. 

 Brown Mole. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 232. 

 Sorex aquaticus ? Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 74. 



THIS species of Mole was also obliged to give 

 way to the systematizing spirit of Linnreus, and 

 to rank under the genus Sorex. It is about five 

 inches and a half long, from head to tail ; the tail, 

 which is very slender, being scarce an inch in 

 length. The nose is slender : the upper jaw much 

 longer than the lower: in the upper jaw are two 

 cutting-teet, and four in the lower; the two mid- 

 dle ones being very small ; and there are no ca- 

 nine-teeth : the fore feet are very broad, and the 

 nails long: the hind feet small, with five claws 

 on each: the hair is soft, glossy brown at the 

 ends, and deep grey at the bottom : the tail and 

 feet are white. It is a native of North America. 



