MAMMALS --TALPIDAE—SCALOPS TOWNSENDII. 
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SCALOPS LATIMANUS. 
Scalops latimanus, Bach. Pr. Bast. Soc. N. H. Oct. 1841, 41.— Ib. Bost. Jour. N. H. IV, 1843, 34. 
Aud. .& Bach. J. A. N. Sc. Phila. VIII, n, 1842, 295.— Ib. N. A. Quad. IV, 1854, 323. 
Wagner, in Wiegm. Archiv, 1843, h, 32.— Ib. Suppl. Schreber Saugt, V, 1855, 573. 
The Scalops latimanus of Bachman has not yet come under my notice. The diagnosis given 
is as follows : 
“ Larger than the common shrew mole, intermediate in size between S. townsendii and S. 
breweri. Hair longer and thinner than on either of the other species, and slightly curled. 
Palms larger than in any other known species. Tail naked, and color nearly black. Inhabits 
Mexico and Texas. 
‘‘Length to root of tail, 5 °f tail, ry j breadth of palm, -ff; of tarsus, T * T . 
“Specimen from Mexico in the Berlin Museum. Another seen from Northern Texas.” 
The dimensions of this species do not exceed those of S. argentatus; while the palm is not 
broader (nor so broad) than in specimens of all the other species of American Scalops, (except 
S. breweri,) as shown above. The combination of the black color, large size, and locality would 
seem to indicate it to be a genuine species. The description mentions nothing as to the number 
of teeth or the position of the nostrils. 
SCALOPS (SCAPANUS) TOWNSENDII. 
Oregon Mole. 
Scalops townsendii, Bach J. A. N. S. Ph. VIII, 1839, 58 .—Ib. in Townsend’s Narr. 1839, 314 .—Ib. in Pr. Bost. Soc. 
N. H. I, 1841, 41.— Ib. in Jour. Bost Soe. N. H. IV, 1843, 31. 
Wagner, in Wiegmann’s Archiv, 1843, n, 31.— Ib. Suppl. Schreber’s Saugt. V, 1855, 574. 
Aud. & Bach. N. A. Quad. Ill, 1853, 217 ; pi. cxlv. 
Scalops canadensis, Rich. F. B. A. I, 1829, 9. * 
Scalops aeneus, Cassin, Pr. A. N. Sc. Ph. VI, Feb. 1853, 299. 
Wagner, Suppl. Schreb. V, 1855, 574. 
Aud. & Bach. N. A. Quad. Ill, 1854, 321, (from Cassin.) 
Scalops taeniala, Leconte, Pr. A. N. Sc. Ph. VI, June, 1853, 327. 
? Scalops californicus, Ayres, Pr. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sc. I, May 21, 1855, 54. 
Sp. Ch. —Teeth 44. Eye small, but not covered by the integument. Tail rather scantily haired. Nostrils opening on 
the upper surface of the tip of the snout. Palm large and broad. Color nearly black, with faint purplish or sooty brown 
reflection. (Sometimes, perhaps, glossed with silvery ?) 
Description of a dried shin, No. 361.—Snout elongated, compressed ; the nostrils opening on 
its upper side, near the end. Muzzle nearly naked above, with short hairs ; entirely hairy 
below. Tail moderately long, covered with scanty hairs which do not conceal the skin. Palms 
large and broad ; nearly naked above, with scattered hairs. The toes of the hind feet are cleft, 
to the penultimate articulation. 
The general color is a dark purplish, almost sooty black, nearly uniform everywhere. The 
largest specimen, from Puget Sound, is rather lighter, especially on the lower surfaces. 
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