BRASILIAN SHREW. 
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a birth. This little animal seems to h^ve been 
scarce known in France till it was observed and 
described by Daubenton in the year 1756, but it 
had long before that time been known as a native 
of England^ though considered as a rare animal. 
It is well figured in the Natural History of the 
Count de Buffon. In some parts of Germany it 
is said to be known by the name of Graeber, or 
the Dig-e-er. 
BRASILIAN SHREW. 
Sorex Brasiliensis. S.fuscm, dorso striis trihus nigns. 
Brown Shrew, with three black stripes on the back. 
Sorex Brasiliensis. Lin, Syst. Nat, Gmel. p. 115. 
Musaraneus figura muris. Marcgr, bras. p. 229. 
Brasilian Shrew. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 223. 
This, which is only known from Marcgrave*s 
description, is said to have sharp nose and teeth, 
and to be about five inches long, with a tail of 
the length of two inches: the back is marked 
with three broad black streaks. It is a native of 
Brasil, and Marcgrave pretends that it is a bold 
animal, and does not fear even the cat; neither 
does that animal pursue it 
