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Fig. 3 —Scalops breiveri, 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 bind foot. 
Fig. 4 —Scalops breiveri, Bacb.—Waterville, New York.-—Young.—From alcoholic 
specimen.. . 68 
a —muzzle from below ; b —muzzle from side ; c —muzzle from above ; d — 
under surface of palm ; e—under surface of bind foot. 
Fig. 5 —Scalops townsendii, Bacb.—Puget’s Sound.—Alcoholic specimen... 65 
a —muzzle from below ; b —muzzle from the side ; c—muzzle from above. 
PLATE XVIII. 
Fig. 1— Condylura cristata. —Star-nosed mole.—Carlisle, Pa.—From alcohol, (No. 
662). 71 
a —muzzle from below ; b —muzzle from above ; c—front view of muzzle ; 
d —left palm from above; e —left palm from below; /—left bind 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— Urotriclius gibbsii, Baird.—Cascade Mountains, W. T.—No. 662.—Dried skin 
moistened and magnified two diameters. 76 
a —muzzle from below ; b —muzzle from above ; c—muzzle from the side ; 
d —left palm from above; e —left palm from below ; /—left bind foot 
from below ; g —left bind foot from above. 
Fig. 4— Blarina talpoides. —Shrew mole.—Columbus, G-a...... 36 
a —bead from the side ; b —bead from beneath ; c—ear magnified, showing, 
x —the short auricle, bent a little back ; y y —the anterior border of the 
meatus ; z —the antibelix ; and v —the antitragus. 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 ; b —head from beneath ; c—under surface of left 
fore foot; d —under surface of left hind foot. 
PLATE XIX. 
Fig. 1— Mephitis mesoleuca, Licht.—White-backed skunk.—No. 790.—Western 
Texas.—Dried skin softened. 192 
a —muzzle from below ; b —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 ; b —left fore foot from below ; c—left hind foot from below. 
