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t)e la Faille observed that the vertebrae of the tail in 

 this animal, were particularly prominent and distinct, 

 which induced Professor Illiger to name it Condylure, from 

 xovSvXos nodus, and ovpn cauda, a name by no means satis- 

 factory. 



The long-tailed Mole of Pennant, is the species which 

 Illiger cites as the example of his genus Condylure. The 

 tail is half the length of the body, and as Pennant makes 

 no mention of the cartilaginous rays round the nose, pro- 

 bability strongly indicates that it is not allied to the Sorex 

 Cristatus of Linnseus. It is known only by Pennant's descrip- 

 tion, and its insertion, as a second species, is conditional, 

 until more particulars can be ascertained relating to it. 



Before we conclude the insectivora, it is necessary to 

 notice an additional sub-genus., formed by the discovery of 

 certain animals in the island of Sumatra and Java, which 

 bear a considerable resemblance to the Squirrels, in exter- 

 nal form, but approximate closer to the Shrews, on the 

 one hand, in the system of dentition, at least of the cheek- 

 teeth, and to some of the quadrumana on the other, in the 

 characters of its incisors, prominence of the eyes, elon- 

 gation of the tarsus of the hind foot, and habit of life,. 

 They may, consequently, be considered as bearing some 

 affinity with these three genera of animals, but as the teeth 

 are the most leading character, they are placed in the in- 

 sectivorous division of our author's system. 



M. Diard, in 1820, first proposed the formation of this 

 new genus, and having given its characteristic analogies, 

 bestowed on it the name of Sorex-Glis. Sir Stamford 

 Raffles published a summary description of two of these 

 animals, under the generic title of Tupaia : these were the 

 Tupaia Tana and the Tupaia Press; and a description of a 

 third, namely, the Sorex-Glis Javanica, or Tupaia Java- 

 nica, as well as the Tupaia Tana, may be found in the 



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