BRASILIAN SHREW. 535 



a birth. This little animal seems to have been 

 scarce known in France till it was observed and 

 described by Daubenton in the year 1756, but it 

 had long before that time been known as a native 

 of England, though considered as a rare animal. 

 It is well figured in the Natural History of the 

 Count de Buffon. In some parts of Germany it 

 is said to be known by the name of Graeber, or 

 the Digger. 



BRASILIAN SHREW. 



Sorex Brasiliensis. S.fosats, dorso striis tribus nigns. 

 Brown Shrew, with three black stripes on the back. 

 Sorex Brasiliensis. Un. Syst. Nat. Gmel.p. 115. 

 Musaraneus figura muris. Marcgr. bras. p. 229. 

 Brasilian Shrew. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 223. 



THIS, which is only known from Marcgrave's 

 description, is said to have sharp nose and teeth, 

 and to be about five inches long, with a tail of 

 the length of two inches: the back is marked 

 with three broad black streaks. It is a native of 

 Brasil, and Marcgrave pretends that it is a bold 

 animal, and does not fear even the cat : neither 

 does that animal pursue it. 



