. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. GENERAL AND INTRODUCTORY. 29 is little or no trace of a separate neck, the front of the snout is protected by a hard horny shield, and there are no visible eyes, the somewhat eye-like spot occupying a remotely posterior position in Fig. 2, representing the external ear- opening as purposely exposed to view by the brushing aside of the surrounding fur. The peculiar modihcations of the tail, feet, and the extraordinary development of the third and fourth claws of the fore hmbs for fossorial purposes, are distinctly shown in both of the accompanying
. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. GENERAL AND INTRODUCTORY. 29 is little or no trace of a separate neck, the front of the snout is protected by a hard horny shield, and there are no visible eyes, the somewhat eye-like spot occupying a remotely posterior position in Fig. 2, representing the external ear- opening as purposely exposed to view by the brushing aside of the surrounding fur. The peculiar modihcations of the tail, feet, and the extraordinary development of the third and fourth claws of the fore hmbs for fossorial purposes, are distinctly shown in both of the accompanying figures. Regarding the observed habits of the Pouched Mole, it would appear that it is by no means as permanent a subterranean dweller as the typical Moles, Talpa and. 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 Kent, W. Saville (William Saville), d. 1908. London, Chapman & Hall
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