SPECIES OF IVIAMMALIA. 



of quadrupeds, and the S. Pusillus of Gmelin, probably a 

 Desman, the distinctive pretensions of which seem very 

 doubtful. 



It may be useful to notice here that the S. Aquaticus is 

 now arranged in a distinct subdivision, viz., the Scalope ; 

 the S. Cristatus, in like manner, is now the Condylure ; the 

 S. Brasiliensis, the Didelphis Tricolor, the S. Auratus, the 

 Chrysoclore, and the S. Moschatus, the Desman- 



Genus III. Mygale. 

 Character of the teeth, according to Geoffroy, from the type 

 of the Desman of the Pyrenees. Incisive teeth f , the two 

 upper large, very strong, conical ; lower incisors like those 

 ofSorex; false canines or lateral incisors J4; cheek-teeth 

 |, the four posterior above, and the three underneath, 

 bristled with points; nostrils pierced at the end of a flexible 

 sort of proboscis ; no conque to the ears ; tail long, scaly, 

 and laterally compressed ; toes palmated. 



303. 1. Mygale Moscovitioa (the Desman.) Brown above, 

 white underneath. 



Mygale Moscovitica, Geoff. Ann. Mus. xvii. 192. Mus 

 Aquaticus Exoticus, Clusius Exot. Castor Moschatus, L. 

 Sorex Moschatus, Pallas. Sorex Moschoviticus, Charleton 

 Exot. Mus Aquatilis, Aldrovandus. Glis Moschiferus, 

 Klein. 



Desman, Buffon, t. 10. Musk Shrew, Pennant, Shaw. 



Icon. Buffon, t. 10. pi. 2. Schreber, tab. 159. 



Inhabits Southern Russia. 



304. 2, M. Pyrendica (Desman of the Pyrenees.) 

 Brown above, gray underneath ; tall longer than the body, 

 cylindrical for the greater part of its length, and laterally 

 compressed toward its extremity. 



Genff. Ann, Mus. i. 17. 193. 



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