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SURINAM SHREW, 
Sorex Surinamensis. S. hadius, subtus dnereo-jlavescens, Cauda 
corpore breviore. 
Bay Shrew, yellowish ash-coloured beneath, with tail shorter 
than the body. 
Surinam Shrew. Penna?it Quadr. 2. p, 226. 
This is said to be about the size of the Water 
Shrew, which it much resembles, but is of a bay 
colour above, and of a pale yellowish ash beneath : 
the tail, which is about half the length of the 
body, is ash-coloured above and white below: the 
muzzle is white : the ears short and rounded, like 
those of the common Shrew. It is a native of 
Surinam. 
ELEPHANT SHREW. 
Sorex Proboscideus. S.fuscus, naso cylindraceo longissimo. 
Brown Shrew, with very long cylindric snout. 
Elephant Shrew. Pe?mant Quadr. 2. p. 22^. 
This species is of a deep brown colour, and 
of a thickish form, with a slender tail about the 
length of the body, and a cylindric, long, and 
slender snout or upper jaw, stretching very far 
be^'Ond the lower: the ears are very large and 
slightly pointed. It is very indifferently repre- 
sented in Petiver's Gazophylacium, and is said to 
be a native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
