soEicrb^. — ^ix. 25 



Fur compact, soft and velvety. Found on both conti- 

 nents. 



* Nose elongated, not fringed; nostrils superior or lateral; tail 

 short. 



t Teeth 36; nostrils partly superior; tail nearly naked. 



SCAIOPS, 1. 



tt Teeth M; nostrils lateral; tail densely haiiy. ScAPAjnjs, 2. 



** Nose elongated, fringed at end with a circle of long fleshy 



projections; nostrils terminal; tail nearly as long as body; 



teeth 44. . Condtluba,3. 



/. SCALOPS, Cuvier. Shebw Moles. 



1. S. aquaticus, (L.) Fischer. Commok Mole. Dark 

 plumbeous, paler below; feet full webbed; eyes not 

 covered by skin. E. U. S.; an abundant and well known 

 species. 



2. S. argentatus, Aud. & Bach.' Peaieie Mole. 

 Silvery plumbeous; said to be larger and more silvery 

 than the preceding. Ohio and W., chiefly in the prairie 

 region. 



2. SCAPANUS, Vomel. Haibt- Tailed Moles. 

 1. S. breweri, (Bach.) Pom el. Haiey- Tailed Mole. 

 Dark plumbeous, with brown gloss. E. U. S. 



3. CONDYLURA, Illiger. Stae-nosbd Moles. 

 1. C. cr/sfafa, (L.) Desmarest. Stae-nosed Mole. 

 Blackish. U. S., chiefly northerly, from the Atlantic to 

 the Pacific. 



FAMILY IX.— SORICID^. 



(The Shrms.) 



Mouse-like Insectivora, with the eyes and external 



ears distinctly developed. Muzzle elongated. Feet 



normal, not fossorial; the fore-feet mostly smaller than 



the hind ones. Teeth ^^j"^" , no canines. The most 



