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SURINAM SHREW. 



Sorex Surinamensis. S. badius, subtus cwereo-Jlavescens, cauda 



corpore breviore. 

 Bay Shrew, yellowish ash-coloured beneath, with tail shorter 



than the body. 

 Surinam Shrew. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 226. 



THIS is said to be about the size of the Water 

 Shrew, which it much resembles, but is of a bay 

 colour above, and of a pale yellowish ash beneath : 

 the tail, which is about half the length of the 

 body, is ash-coloured above and white below : the 

 muzzle is white : the ears short and rounded, like 

 those of the common Shrew. It is a native of 

 Surinam. 



ELEPHANT SHREW. 



Sorex Proboscideus. S.fuscus, naso cylindraceo longissimo. 

 Brown Shrew, with very long cylindric snout. 

 Elephant Shrew. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 226. 



THIS species is of a deep brown colour, and 

 of a thickish form, with a slender tail about the 

 length of the body, and a cylindric, long, and 

 slender snout or upper jaw, stretching very far 

 beyond the lower: the ears are very large and 

 slightly pointed. It is very indifferently repre- 

 sented in Petiver's Gazophylacium, and is said to 

 be a native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



