RADIATED SHREW. 
The description given by Pennant of his 
Long-Tailed Mole is as follows — 
" it has a radiated nose. The fore-feet 
' are pretty broad; the hind-feet very scaly, 
with a few short hairs on them. The claws 
of the fore-feet, are like those of the Common 
Mole ; on the hind-feet, they are very long 
and slender, The hair on the body and nose 
is soft, long, and of a rusty brown colour: 
the tail is covered with very short hair. The 
length of the tail is two inches ; that of the 
nose and body four inches and six tenths* 
It inhabits North America. 
The intelligent reader will at once perceive 
that, in these animals, there are some obvious 
differences: but the resemblances are verv 
great ; and the variations few, and by no 
means essential. They are all inhabitants of 
i the same country; have each of them the 
grand characteristic radiated tendrils at the 
extremity of the nose ; and all seem equally 
to participate as well in the nature of the 
Shrew as of the Mole, so as to leave it diffi- 
cult of decision to which side they most in- 
cline. 
