Fes., 1912. Mammats oF ILLtnois anp WisconsiIn— Cory. 439. 
converging galleries, some of which descend below the level of the 
chamber itself, entering it from beneath. Those roads which are 
most traveled by the moles are of larger size than those formed only 
in search of food. 
‘When a mole is liberated upon the ground, it does not attempt to 
run, but digs directly down, and will bury itself in a remarkably short 
time. When one is alarmed, while burrowing, it digs deeper. 
“The number of young produced at a birth appears to be variable. 
The closely allied Scalops aquaticus was observed in one instance to 
bring forth five, and in another nine; and this species might be ex- 
pected sometimes to be equally prolific. A gentleman of Winchester 
writes me that, in the latter part of February, he found a pair of moles, 
male and female, in their nest; and upon dissection, the female proved 
to be gravid with two young, fully formed, clothed with hair, and 
apparently about to be brought forth. A gentleman of Diamond 
Grove states that, as observed by him, the moles produce two or three 
young about the last of May; while at Beverly, Adams Co., they 
have been known to produce four about the 1st of July. If these in- 
formants have made no mistakes in their dates, this would indicate 
that at least two litters are produced in a year.”’ (J. c., pp. 98-99.) 
Specimens examined from Illinois and adjoining states: 
Illinois — Olive Branch, Alexander Co., 1; Rosiclaire, Hardin Co., 1; 
Chicago, 11; Warsaw, 9; Joliet, 1; Ozark, Johnson Co., 1= 24. 
Michigan —- Dowagiac, Cass Co., 1. 
Iowa — Knoxville, 1. 
Wisconsin — (M. P. M.) Maiden Rock, Pierce Co., 3; Prescott, Pierce 
Co., 8; Fountain City, Buffalo Co., 3; Wyalusing, Grant Co., 4=18. 
Parascalops breweri (BacuMAN), BREeweER’s Motz, is claimed 
to have been taken in Indiana, but so far as known its range does not 
extend so far west as Illinois. Regarding its occurrence in Indiana, 
Hahn says: ‘There are two specimens in the Indiana University 
Collection, correctly identified, catalogued and labelled as coming from 
Bloomington, Indiana. I do not place much credence in these labels 
and am not willing to record the species as occurring in the state on 
the basis of these specimens. But its occurrence is not beyond the 
range of probability.” 
Brewer’s Mole resembles somewhat the Common Mole (Scalopus), 
the snout being simple without fleshy projections; but it may readily 
be distinguished by the number of teeth (44), and the cylindrical 
blunt tail, constricted at the base, and thickly covered with long hairs. 
