. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. MAMMALIA 367 The moles (Tal'pidce) are subterranean animals, with bioad front feet and vestigial eyes. The common prairie mole (Scalops aquations machrinus) (Fig. 294) is well known by its habit of burrowing in gardens for earthworms and grubs. It eats also the roots of vegetables. Its powerful front limbs are clawed for digging. Its hind limbs are weak, the tail short, and the nose pointed. The star-nosed mole of the eastern United States (Condylu'ra. Fig. 293.—Common shrew. (After Coues.) cristola) has the tip of its snout encircled with
. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. MAMMALIA 367 The moles (Tal'pidce) are subterranean animals, with bioad front feet and vestigial eyes. The common prairie mole (Scalops aquations machrinus) (Fig. 294) is well known by its habit of burrowing in gardens for earthworms and grubs. It eats also the roots of vegetables. Its powerful front limbs are clawed for digging. Its hind limbs are weak, the tail short, and the nose pointed. The star-nosed mole of the eastern United States (Condylu'ra. Fig. 293.—Common shrew. (After Coues.) cristola) has the tip of its snout encircled with fleshy projections. Talpa is an Old World form. The Russian Desman {Myog'ale moscata) lives in burrows in the banks of streams. It feeds on fresh-water insects and larvse. An Oriental insectivore is an aberrant form. It is much larger than most of the order and has an integumentary membrane, connecting the neck with the fore limb, the fore limb with the hind limb and the hind limb with the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Daugherty, Lewis Sylvester, 1857-; Daugherty, L. S. , Mrs. , 1859-. Philadelphia, London, W. B. Saunders
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