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and are rare in all parts. Those of the limbs and muzzle 

 are much shorter than the others, and those of the tail, the 

 longest of all, are divided underneath, like the barbs of a 

 quill, as in the Squirrels. The skin of the naked parts, i. e.? 

 of the soles of the feet, and of the ears, is flesh coloured. 



Another insectivorous member of this new sub-genus, 

 (Sorex-glis) is the Press. The Press has all the generic cha- 

 racters of the Bangsring, and the general physiognomy of 

 that animal. It is unnecessary, therefore, to say anything 

 concerning its organs of mastication, motion, and sense. 

 We shall stick to its specific characters. 



The upper parts of its body are a beautiful brown maroon, 

 deeper on the back than on the flanks. The hairs are, some 

 black, with a fawn-coloured ring in the midle ; others red- 

 dish fawn, with a black ring. The brown maroon is the pre- 

 dominant colour on the back and flanks, because the reddish 

 hairs are found there in the greatest numbers. But further 

 back, the black hairs becoming more numerous, give to this 

 part of the body a deeper and more obscure tint. The tail 

 is of a grayish-brown, in consequence of the white rays 

 upon its hairs, which, for the remaining part, are black. 



The breast is a whitish-yellow, which colour is mingled 

 with gray on the abdomen, and internal face of the limbs. 



The colour of the head is nearly the same as that of the 

 tail, but the rings are yellow, and more numerous. The ear 

 is entirely covered with black hairs. 



It measures between six and seven inches from the ex- 

 tremity of the nose to the root of the tail. 



We have observed that this new genus approximates 

 three distinct and different genera. In the first place, con- 

 tinues Dr. Horsfield, this genus agrees with the animals of 

 the second family of the insectivora in the elongated form 

 of its rostrum, and in certain peculiarities of its dentition. 

 In the latter, it is most nearly allied to the genus Mygale. 

 Mygale is also the only genus among the insectivora which 



