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INSECTIVORA. 



GROUP OP BRITISH SHREWS. 



INSECTIVORA. 



THE animals which are comprised in the Insect-eating group are well represented in 

 England, in which country we find the Mole, the various Shrews, and the Hedgehog, 

 as examples of the TALPID^E, or the family of the Moles. 



As the food of these creatures is almost exclusively composed of insects, snails, 

 worms, and similar animals, it is necessary that their teeth should be formed in a manner 



