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SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



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Sorex Consti'ictus, Herman. Obs. Zool. Geoff. Ami. Mus, 

 t. 17. S. Cunicularius, Bcchstein, Musaraigne Plaroii. 

 Vicq. d'Azyr. 



Icon. Ann. Mus. xvii. /. 3. 



Inhabits 



295. 5. S. Lineatus (Streaked Shrew.) Brownish-black, 

 lighter underneath ; throat ash-coloured ; a white streak 

 from the forehead to the nostril, and a spot on each ear; 

 tail round. 



Sorex Lineatus, Geoff. Ann. Mus. t. 17. 



Icon. 



Inhabits France. 



296. 6. S. Remifer (Oared Shrew.) Larger than the pre- 

 ceding species ; blackish-brown above, lighter underneath ; 

 throat ash-coloured; tail square at its insertion, but flat- 

 tened towards the point. 



Sorex Remifer, Geoff. Ann. Mus. t. 17. pi. 2. f. 1. 

 Icon. Geoff. I, c. 12. /. 1. 

 Inhabits France. 



297. 7. 5. Zet/cof^ow (White-toothed Shrew.) Back brown; 

 belly and flanks white ; tail slightly quadrated. 



Sorex Leucodon, Hermann, Obs. Zool. 49. , 



Icon. 



Inhabits the vicinity of Strasbourg. 



298. 8. S. Indicus (Indian Shrew.) Larger than the Euro- 

 pean species. Fur short, gray-brown, tinted red above ; 

 tail round, half the length of the body. 



Sorex Indicus, Geoff. Ann. Mus. torn. 1. and t. 17. 309. 

 Icon. Geoff. Ann. Mus. torn. 1. pi. 15. f. I. Bvffon. Sup. 

 torn. 7. pi. 71. 



Inhabits India, especially Pondicherry and Tranquebar. 



299. 9. S.Capensis (Cape Shrew.) Ash-coloured, with 

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