177 



1827, 210.— lb. V. 1827.— De Kay, New York Zoology, 184^, 



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 1820. Condylura longicauda, Desmarest, Mamm., i, 1820, 168. — Harlan, 



Fauna Am., 1825, 38.— Griff., Cuv., V., 1827, 110.— Rich., F. B. 



A., i, 1829, 13.— Fischer, Syn., 1829, 248.— Giebel, Saugfc., 1855, 



891. 

 1825. Condylura macroura, Harlan, Fauna Am., 1825, 39. — Fischer, Syn., 



1829, 248.— Thompson, Nat. Hist. Vt., 1842, 28. 

 1841. Rhimasttr crutatus^ Wagner, Suppl, Schreb. ii, 1841, 117. — lb. y. 



1855, 675. 

 1771. Radiated Mole, Pennant, Syn. Quad., 1771, 313.— lb. Hist. Quad., 



1781, No. 351.— lb. Arctic ZooL, i, 1784, 140. 

 1771. Long-tailed Mole, Pennant, Syn., 1771, 313.— lb. Hist. Quad , i, 



1781, 486.— lb. Arctic Zool. (2d ed.), i, 1784, 140. 

 Haarnase Spitzmause. Taupe du Canada; Delafaille, Ess. sur 



L'hist. Nat. de la Taupe, 1769, fig. 

 Description. — The general contour of this species is as in the Common 

 Moles, Scalops and Scapanus, a thick-set and clumsjr body, with large 

 palms, and no distinction of neck. 



The head tapers rapidly from the occiput, then gently to the elongated 

 snout. The muzzle is thicker than in the Common Mole ; its tip trun- 

 cated, and the margins extended into a fringe of elongated and radiating 

 fleshy processes, eleven on each side, arranged symmetrically around the 

 circumference of the snout. 



The longest of these caruncles are at the sides ; they measure one-fifth 

 of an inch, and are distant about one-third of an inch from the center of 

 the nose. The upper lacinations are attached a little nearer the nostrils 

 than the rest. The nostrils are circular, terminal, and central, and 

 separated about one-tenth of an inch. The muzzle is naked in front of 

 the fringes, aind has a short and deep furrow on its under side. 



The eyes are small and distinct, with palpebral openings nearly one- 

 twentieth of an inch in diameter ; they are midway between the end of 

 nose and centre of meatus. They are probably functional. The ear does 

 not project above skin ; the oval meatus is nearly parallel with the top 

 of the head; the antitragus and antihelix are distinct, and serve as 

 valves to close the meatus. 



The tail is as long as the trunk; it is annulated with coarse scales, 

 scarcely to be seen among the long, bristly hairs which grow between the 

 scales ; it is conetricted at the base, enlarged at the basal fourth, from 

 which it tapers to the end; has about sixteen joints or vertebrae, show- 



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