4G DIVISION I. VEIiTEBRAL ANIMALS. — CLASS I. MAJIMALIA. 



" As aetivc as stealtliy," says I\I. du la Faille, "it rdntiinially sliifts its 

 dumii-ilu from one place to another, overcoming every obstacle, sucii as walls, 

 ditches, and canals ; and, to avoid pci'ishiny in the water, or wasting its 

 strcngtji on intrenclunents, which often intercept its passage, it knows how, 

 liy a wiindcrful indnstry, to work its way, at a very great depth, nnder 

 rivers and broad fonndations. .Should it meet with an insurmountaljle im- 

 ]icdinu'nt, it, almost like a human engineer, explores the ground, examines 

 tlie ways, winds round hills or rocks, and employs all tiie resources of his 

 science to open up a path. But it is a destructive enemy, that never 

 marches without spreading desolation wherever it jiasses." 



On account of the injury which it causes, it finds in man a jtcrsistent and 

 relentless eneuiy, who pursues it with every means that can insure its de- 

 struction. A'arious traps and springs have been invented for this purj)ose, 

 by means of which large numbers are annually destroyed. 



This mole is found in all temperate climates. 



The Purple ilole ( T. j)urpuriscf]in^ is foinid in Virginia. The Italian 

 ^LjIc ( T. r(rra) mentioned by Professor Savi, is said to be without eyes. 

 .Some naturalists, however, doubt this. 



(_iE\t",s ScALOPS. — One species only is known — Scalops Canadcnuifi. 

 It resembles the Common jMole in appearance, and the A\'ater iSin-ew in 

 habit; is found in all jjarts of North America. 



Genus Ciii;vsociiL()i;is — Shining Moles. Three species are known, all 

 of which, we believe, are African. 



Gents Cundvluha — Radiated ^NIolcs. Tiiese animals, conniion in the 

 United States, difi'er from the Gonnnon Mole in the length of their tail, 

 which is longer, ;uid by certain peculiarities of the muzzle. The nostrils 

 arc surroimded by twenty-two small cartilaginous and movable points, 

 forming a kind of douljle star when expanded circularly. Thei'c arc three 

 species. Tiie Kadiated Mole of North America (C'<iiu/;/Iuru crist<(ti() is a 

 remarkaiilc little animal, about four inches long, with eleven points round 

 each nostril, tormiug the double star. The muzzle is rose-color, the i'cet 

 white, and the fur black. 



C. lon(jicuii<h(t((. — Long-tailed Radiated INIoles are well known. This 

 species is considerably larger than the former, but the radiated apparatus 

 on the snout is small ; its color is a rustv-brown ; inhabits North America. 

 — Tlie series of the Talpiike closes w ith the Thick-tailed Radiated }ilo\o 

 ( C. mucrotiru) of Harlan. 



II. SOmCID.-E — SiiEEws. 



Genus ;Mv(;alk — The Desman {Sorex vioscIiatHs, Linn.). TJiis 

 animal is described as having the nostrils placed within two prolonged 



