MOLE. 
Talpa fiberieiTS verficolor, Afpa - Talpa ecaudata, ex viridi aurca, 242. 
lax a-iilus.' Sgb.Muf, I. 51. tab. pedibus anticis trida£tylis, pofti- 
xxxii. ''Jig. 4, 5. Klein quad. 60. cis tetradadlylis Brijjbn quad. 306. 
Talpa ailatica. T. ecaudata, pal- La Taupe doree. de Buffon, xv. 
inis tridaetylis. Lin. jyji. 73. 145. 
M, with a very ihort nofe : no ears: three toes on 
the fore feet, on the outmoft toe a very large claw ; 
four toes on the hind feet: body of an equal thick- 
nefs: rump quite round: no tail: of a beautiful] 
green and gold color, variable with the light. 
Inhabits Siberia. 
Sorex criftatus. S. narib-us. carunculatis, cauda breviore Lin.fyfi. 73. 243 
M- with fmall but broad fore legs; five long white 
claws on each : nofe long; the edges befet with 
radiated tendrils: hair on the body dufky, very 
Ihort, fine and compact * on the nofe longer: the 
hind legs fca-ly : five toes on each foot: length, 
from nofe to tail, three inches three quarters : tail 
ilender, round and taper, one inch three-tenths 
long. 
Inhabits N. America . Forms fubterraneous paf- 
fages in different directions in uncultivated fields; 
raifes walks about two inches high and a palm broad: 
the holes often give way and let in the walkers 
feeds on roots: has great ftrength in its legs. 
Siberia 
AN. 
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