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rounded, thin, and semi-transparent : the fore- 

 feet are furnished with four toes ; the hind-feet 

 with five, but the interior toes of the hind-feet 

 are destitute of nails : the tail is about two 

 inches and a half long, closely covered on every 

 side with hair : the head, back, sides, belly, and 

 tail, are of a tawny red color ; the throat white. 

 These animals seldom appear far from their 

 retreats, or in any open place, for which reason 

 they seem less common in England than they 

 really are. They make their nests of grass, Nest. 

 moss, and dead leaves, and bring usually three 

 or four young at a time. 



