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quadrupeds. 
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tion with a plate, had not the ingenious Mr. 
'Edwards prevented us, by his accurate and 
beautiful etching of a fpotted mole. Sometimes 
we have been obliged to engrave the fame fub- 
jefts with that excellent naturalift ; for it is 
very difficult for writers, whofe fubjefts are 
nearly limilar, to fleer quite clear of each o- 
ther : this acknowledgement we think due to 
the merit of Nlr. Edwards , whole beautiful, 
lively, and correct deligns, are only equalled 
by his accurate and faithful defcriptions. 
GENUS XIX. The SHREW MOUSE. 
SPECIES I. The SHREW MOUSE. 
Shrew, Shrew Moufe, or hardy 
Shrew. Rati fyu. quad. 243* 
Gojiicr quad. 74 * 7 * ~ 
Mus araneus fupra ex fufco ruxus 
infra albicans Rrijfon quad. 178. 
Buff'on. Tom. 8. 57. Tab. 10. 
Britifo-, Llygoden goch,Chwiftlen,Llyg 
French , Mufaraigne 
Italian , Toporagno 
Spanijh , Murganho 
Sorex araneus- S. cauda corpore 
longiore. Lin. fyfi. 53. 
Faun. fuec. 33. 
Mus araneus roftro productiore. 
Klein quad. 58, 
NAMES 
Portug . 
German , Spitzmufs. Zifsmufs. Muger. 
| Dutch , 
Swedi/h, Nabbmus 
H E length of this little animal, 
from the end of the nofe to the 
origin of the tail is two inches and 
a half: that of the tail, near one inch and a 
half: the nofe is very long and Render; and 
the upper mandible is much longer than the 
lower : the ears are ffiort, and rounded : the 
eyes are very fmall; and like thofe of the 
mole, almoft concealed in the hair. The co¬ 
lor of the head, and upper part of the body, 
is of a browniffi dulky red : the belly of a 
dirty white: the tail is covered with ffiort 
dulky hairs : the legs are very ffiort : the 
hind legs are placed very far back ; the feet 
are divided into five diftincf toes, 
The teeth are twenty-eight in number; and 
of fo lingular a form, as to engage the atten¬ 
tion of moll naturalifts. Gefner is of opinion. 
that nature feems to have formed, in this ani¬ 
mal, teeth of mixed ffiape, between thofe of 
mice and ferpents : the two upper fore-teeth 
are very ffiarp, and on each lide of them grows 
a minute procefs, fcarce vifible,except on a near 
infpe&ion : the other teeth are placed clofe to¬ 
gether, are very fmall, and feem fcarce fe - ? 
parated. 
The ffirew moufe inhabites old walls, heaps 
of ftones, or holes in the earth : is frequently 
found near out-buildings, hay-ricks, dung¬ 
hills, and neceffiary houfes : it lives on infedls, 
corn, and any filth ; and has been obferved 
rooting like a hog in the laft named places: 
either from its food, or its nature, it has a 
ftrong difagreable fmeli; infomuch that the 
cat will kill it, yet refufes to eat it. It is faid 
to bring four or five young at a time. 
