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Fig. 3— Scalops hreweri, Bachman.—Hairy-tailed mole.—Cleveland.—From dry skin 68 
a —muzzle from above ; b —muzzle from the side ; c — muzzle from below ; 
d —under surface of left palm ; e—under surface of hind foot. 
Fig. 4— Scalops hreweri, Bach.—Waterville, New York.—Young.—From alcoholic 
specimen.. . 68 
a —muzzle from below ; h —muzzle from side ; c—muzzle from above ; d — 
under surface of palm ; e—under surface of hind foot. 
Fig. 5 —Scalops townsendii, Bach.—Puget’s Sound.—Alcoholic specimen.... 65 
a —muzzle from below ; h —muzzle from the side ; c—muzzle from above. 
PLATE XVIII. 
Fig. 1— Condylura cristata. —Star-nosed mole.—Carlisle, Pa.—From alcohol, (No. 
662 ) . n 
a —muzzle from below ; h —muzzle from above ; c—front view of muzzle ; 
d —left palm from above ; e —left palm from below ; f —left hind foot 
from below ; g —left hind foot from above ; li —tail. 
Fig. 2 —Condylura cristata. —Male.—Middleboro, Mass.—Showing a different character 
of the nasal crest.—No. 2219. 71 
Fig. 3 —UrotricTius gihhsii,^a\r ^.—Cascade Mountains, W. T.—No. 662.—Dried skin 
moistened and magnified two diameters....... 76 
a —muzzle from below ; h —muzzle from above ; c—muzzle from the side ; 
d —left palm from above; e —left palm from belo#’; /—left hind foot 
from below ; g —left hind foot from above. 
Fig. 4 —Blarina talpoides .—Shrew mole.—Columbus, Ga. 36 
a —head from the side ; h —head from beneath ; c—ear magnified, showing, 
X —the short auricle, bent a little back ; y y —the anterior border of the 
meatus ; z —the antihelix ; and v —the anti tragus. The upper end of the 
antitragus should pass beneath the antihelix. 
Fig. 5 —Sorex vagrans, Cooper.—No. 1261.—Cape Flattery, W. Territory. 15 
Fig. 6 —Sorex vagrans. Cooper.—No. 1259.—Cascade Mountains, Oregon Territory.— 
Magnified two diameters. These figures both represent the same species, 
and the latter, taken from a specimen with the feet much shrunken, was 
engraved by mistake. 
a —head from the side; h —head from beneath; c—under surface of left 
fore foot; d —under surface of left hind foot. 
PLATE XIX. 
W\g. 1—Mephitis mesoleuca, Licht.—White-backed skunk.—No. 790.—Western 
Texas.—Dried skin softened... 192 
a —muzzle from below ; h —muzzle from above ; c—muzzle from the side. 
Fig. 2— Putorius richardsonii. Bon.—Weasel.—No. 654.—Fort Steilacoom.—Skin 
dried and softened. 164 
a —ear ; h —left fore foot from below ; c—Ibft hind foot from below. 
