SYNOPSIS OF THE 



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Jeune Tanrec, Buff. Supp. torn. iii. 214. Eteocles Semi- 

 spenosus, Gray, Med. Repos. 1821. 

 Icon. Buffon,pl-31. Schreber. t. 165. 

 Inhabits Madagascar. 



Genus VII. Condylura *. 



Incisor teeth |, the two intermediate in the upper jaw 

 larger than the rest, which are conical in shape ; canine 

 teeth -^i^; cheek teeth -ff ' muzzle very long, extremity 

 ciliated ; ears, none ; external eyes small ; feet pentadac- 

 tylous ; nails before famed for digging, those behind weak 

 and small. 



314. 1. C. Cristata-\, (Radiated Condylure.) Nostrils 

 surrounded by a circle of membranaceous processes, ra- 

 diating from a centre ; tail short. 



Sorex Cristatus. Lin. i. Condylura Cristata, Desmarest, 

 Journal de Physique, 1819. 



Radiated Mole, Pen. Quad. 313. Taupe de Canada, Dela- 

 faille, Buff. vi. 



Icon. Pen. Quad. t. 28./. 4. Delafaille, Essai sur la Taupe, 

 1769. Buff. II. #.37. 



Inhabits Canada. 



315. 2. C. Longicaudata, (Long-tailed Condylure.) No 

 nasal processes ; tail half the length of the body. 



Talpa Longicaudata, Erxleb. Sys. Anim. i. 118. Condy- 

 lura? Longicaudata, Desmorest, Blam. 158. 

 Long-tailed Mole, Pen. Quad. 314. 

 Icon. Pen. Quad. t. 18. f. 2. 

 Inhabits North America. 



* Delafaille's figure erroneously represents the tail as knobbed ; from 

 which character, Illiger named the genus hov^o-Xd; nodus, and ol^n cauda. 

 t Its insertion in this genus is conditional. 

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