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S. Daubentonii, Blumenbach, Geoff. (S. fodiens, Pall.) The Wa- 

 ter Shrew. Ears provided with three small valves, capable of shut- 

 ting it entirely ; toes of the feet bordered with stiff hairs ; tail 

 square-shaped, a little shorter than the body ; fur blackish above, 

 white below. Three inches long. Europe. Shaw, i. pi. 118. 



S. tetragonuruSj Geoff. Desm. Square-tailed Shrew. Ears short ; 

 fur blackish above and ash brown below ; tail long, square. Two 

 inches three lines long. France Ann. Mus. xvii. pi. 2. fig. 3. 



S. constrictus, Hermann, Desm. Flat-tailed Shrew. Ears very- 

 small, entirely concealed by the hair ; fur of a black ash-colour ; 

 tail flattened at its base and point, round in its middle. Two inches 

 seven lines long. Inhabits France. Ann. Mus. xvii. pi. 3. fig. 1, 



S. leucodon, Hermann, Desm. Back brown ; belly and flanks 

 white; tail slightly tetragonous. Two inches ten lines long. 

 Environs of Strasburg Ann. Mus. xvii. 181. 



S. lineatus, Geoff. Desm. Tail round, strongly carinated below ; 

 fur of a blackish brown, paler below ; throat, ash-coloured ; a spot 

 upon each ear, and a little white line upon the forehead. Two 

 inches long. Inhabits France -Ann. Mus. xvii. 181. 



S. remifer, Geoff. Desm. Tail square at its base, compressed at its 

 point ; fur of a blackish brown above, lighter beneath. Ann. Mus. 

 xvii. pi. 2. fig. 1. 



S. collaris, Geoff. Fur black ; a white collar around the neck. In- 

 habits the islands at the mouth of the Meuse. Mem. Mus. i. 309. 



S. Indicus, Geoff. Desm. Tail round, half as long as the body; fur 

 short, gray brown, tinted above with red ; ears naked. Six inches 

 long, the largest of the genus. Inhabits India. Mem. Mus.i. pi. 15. 



S. Capensis, Geoff. Desm. Tail round, red, half as long as the 

 body ; fur ash-coloured, shaded with fawn-colour. Three inches 

 eight lines long. Cape of Good Hope. Petiver, t. 23. fig. 9. 



S. myosurus, PalK Geoff. Tail round, thick, almost naked; muzzle 

 , . gibbous ; fur white. Three inches nine lines long Ann. Mus. 

 xvii. pi. 3. fig. 2, 3. 



S. parvus, Say. Brownish cinereous above, beneath cinereous ; 

 teeth blackish ; tail short. About 2 J inches long. Inhabits Mis- 

 souri. Long's Exped. i. p. 163. 



S. brevicaudus, Say. Blackish plumbeous above, lighter beneath ; 

 teeth blackish ; tail short, robust. Inhabits Missouri. Long's 

 Exped. i. 164. 



S. Etruscus, Savi. Ashy gray, white underneath ; ears round ; tail 

 large, subquadrate. Inhabits Tuscany. New Givrnal, i. 60. 



Gen. 57. MY GALE, Cuv. Geoff. Castor, Lin. Sorex^ Pallas. 



Incisors f, canines \-\, molars J-J = 44. Inferior incisora 

 with the two middle ones smallest ; canines not distinct in 



