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apt to remain all the winter, and in such case do not 

 hibernate. 



With regard to the lesser shrew, and the species 

 with which it is commonly confounded, it may be 

 remarked that in the first the white of the under parts 

 is clearer, and the tail, which is longer in proportion, 

 is more hairy at all ages; this last, however, is a 

 characteristic in which the common species is very 

 variable. 



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