34 Mamm. 
MAMMALIA. 
Macroscelididj:. 
^ Macroscelides brachyura , sp. n., J. Y. Barboza du Bocage, J. Sci.Lisb. 
ix. p. 27, Caconda, Angola. 
Erinaceid;r. 
Erinaceus europceus. On its habits ; C. Arndt, Arch. Yer. Mecklenb. 
xxxvi. p. 192 [cf. Zool. Anz. vi. p. 546]. 
Talpid^J. 
^ This family is arranged into the following groups : — (1) Myogalce , 
with Myogale ; (2) Condylurte , with Condylura ; (3) Scalopes , with Scapanus 
and Scalops ; (4) Talpce , with Talpa , Mogera, Parascaptor, and Scapto - 
chirus ; (5) Urotrichi, with Scaptonyx, Neiirotrichus, and Urotrichus ; and 
(6) Uropsili, with Uropsilus — 12 genera in all, and the synonymy and 
anatomy of their species is worked out. Dobson, l. c. pp. 128-172. 
^ Heape, W. The Development of the Mole ( Talpa europea). The forma- 
tion of the germinal layers, and early development of the medullary 
groove and notochord. Q. J. Micr. Sci. xxiii. pp. 412-432, pis. 
xxviii.-xxxi. 
The development is compared to that of mice, Guinea-pigs, &c. [c/. 
Zool. Rec. xviii. Mamm. p. 5.] 
Talpa. A popular account of the species of this genus ; G. E. Dobson, 
Encycl. Brit. (9) xvi. p. 608, Article ‘ Mole.’ 
SORICIDJJ. 
Corsira vulgaris. Case of partial albinism ; Hdron-Royer, Bull. Soc. 
Zool. 1883, p. 134. 
C-ENTETIDiE. 
^ Microgale longicaudata. On its osteology and anatomy ; Dobson, 
Insectivora, p. 86 a. 
- \Geogale aurita. On its osteology and dentition ; Dobson, l. c. p. 86 E. 
The author now thinks that this genus should be included in the Cen- 
tetidce rather than the Potamogalidce. 
POTAMOGALIML 
^Potamogale. Its osteology and anatomy fully described and figured ; 
Dobson, l. c. p. 97. 
CHRYSOCHLORID2E. 
'kJhrysochloris. 5 species of this genus are allowed, and their synonymy, 
osteology, and anatomy described ; Dobson, l. c. p. 109. 
