CLASS MAMMALS: OEDEK INSECTIVOEA. 93 



Mg. m. 



Habitation of a Mole. 



gallery a hundred feet long in a single night. Strictly 

 carnivorous, it is ex- 



ceedingly useful, and 

 should be protected by 

 every cultivator of the 

 soil. The Star-nosed 

 Mole burrows in moist 

 places to form chambers 

 for rearing its young.* 



Sor ecidss. — The 

 Shrew's foot is not formed 

 for digging, indicating its 

 habit of living above 



Mg. 150. 



Scalops aqua&em. Common Mole. \. 



ground. It has a long, movable snout, and bristly tail.f 



Fig. ISl. 



Sorex thompsoni, Thompson's Shrew. 



* This species is frequently found in mid-winter with its tail swollen with fet 

 probably to be absorbed as food during its partial hibernation. 



t Cats and dogs often kill them, mistaking them for mice ; but on account ot 



