. The survey of western Palestine. The fauna and flora of Palestine . any species of the trueMole been found there. It lives chiefly about ruins, and is an exclusivelyvegetable feeder, attacking onions and other bulbs in gardens. It ismuch larger than our Mole, eight or nine inches long, and lives in societiesin burrows, rarely, if ever, coming to the surface. It is mentioned inScripture (Isaiah ii. 20). The Spalax is found throughout the whole of South-eastern Europe,in Southern Asiatic Russia, and Syria. FAMILY, 58. Dipus a:gyptiiis. Licht. Springmause, 19. The Jerboa. Arab,cjj^,
. The survey of western Palestine. The fauna and flora of Palestine . any species of the trueMole been found there. It lives chiefly about ruins, and is an exclusivelyvegetable feeder, attacking onions and other bulbs in gardens. It ismuch larger than our Mole, eight or nine inches long, and lives in societiesin burrows, rarely, if ever, coming to the surface. It is mentioned inScripture (Isaiah ii. 20). The Spalax is found throughout the whole of South-eastern Europe,in Southern Asiatic Russia, and Syria. FAMILY, 58. Dipus a:gyptiiis. Licht. Springmause, 19. The Jerboa. Arab,cjj^, Djerboa. The Jerboa is very common in all the desert districts. This speciesis found throuehout North Africa and Arabia. It has not been observedfurther east than Palestine. 59. Dipjts sagitta. Schreb. Mamm. iv., tab. 229. Stated to be found in Syria. Has not come under my notice. It isa Mongolian and Central Asiatic species, with a very wide range. 60. Diptis Jiirtipcs. Licht. Springmause, 20. Rough-footed Jerboa. Plate in the deserts east of Jordan. /». C/3 a. <5 < IX00 g .*5»..
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