RADIATED, LONG-TAILED MOLE, &C, 459 
Radiated mole. 
The radiated mole has small, but broad fore 
legs, with five long white claws on each ; a long 
nose, having its sides beset with radiated tendrils ; 
very short, dusky, fine, compact hair ; scaly hind 
legs, with five toes on each foot. It measures three 
inches and three quarters ; its *tail one and three 
tenths. It inhabits North America ; forms sub- 
terraneous passages in uncultivated fields, raises 
walks for itself about two inches high, and a palm 
broad ; it feeds on roots ; and has great strength 
in its legs. 
Long-tailed mole. 
The long-tailed mole has a radiated nose tod, 
and inhabits North America also ; the claws on 
the fore feet are like those of the common mole ; 
those on the hind feet arc very long and slender ; 
its hair is soft, long, and of a rusty brown ; four 
inches and a half long ; its tail two. 
Brown mole. 
The brown mole has a slender nose ; no canine 
teeth ; hair brown at the ends, deep grey at the 
bottom, very soft and glossy ; its tail and feet 
white ; its length five inches and a half ; its tail 
is very slender, and not one inch long. It alsft 
inhabits North America. 
Red mole. 
The history of the red mole rests on the autho- 
rity of Seba, who is not so particular as to inform 
