THE SHREW-MOUSE, 



Annual mortality. 



It is a remarkable, but well authenticated cir- 

 cumstance, that there is an annual mortality 

 among these little animals, about the month 

 of August, during which, they are found dead 

 in great numbers iti the roads, woods, and fields, 

 without any appearance of violence on Jtkeir 

 Ifodies. 



VQl,. II. NO. XV. 



2 T 



