SPOTTED MOLE. 
blackish colour, accidentally vari,egared with 
light clay-coloured spots and marks, as the 
figure represents.'^ , We are of opinion, how- 
ever, that readers, in general, will not be dis- 
pleased to see colle6led, what has been said, by 
different naturalists, relative to this curious 
though common animal; of which, perhaps, 
after all, there still remains much to be known. 
The Mole, in England, is sometimes called 
the Mold- Warp; and sometimes, particularly 
in the north, the Want. The Mole, whicli 
lives constantly under ground, has a thick body, 
as well as head; with a lengthened snout, 
the upper jaw of which is considerably longer 
than the lower. It has very short legs; and 
the fore-legs, though furnished with broad pal- 
mated paws, are hardly perceptible: the hind 
feet are small. Each foot has five toes, ter- 
minated by strong claws, which enable the 
animal to dig with most incredible swiftness ; 
especially, w^hen it is apprehensive of danger. 
It has no external ears; and the eyes are so 
exceedingly small, and usually so concealed in 
the fur, that it is vulgarly supposed the Mole 
has none, and hence arises the well known, 
but 
