90G RODKKTIA 



2<5, 2 9. Near Christiania. W. E.deWinton (c & p). 97. 4. 11. 1-4. 



6 juv., 9. Upland, Sweden. Lord Lilford (p). 11. 1. 1. 48-49. 



(G. Kolthoff.) 



2 S. Upsala. (G. Kolthoff.) Lord Lilford (?). 11. 1. 1. 50-51. 



SciURUS VULGARIS VARii's Gmeliii. 



1789. [Sciurnii vulgaris] j8 varius Graelin, Syst. Nat., i, 13th ed., p. 14G. 



1792. Sc[i?M-M.s] vtilg[aris] varius Kerr, Anim. Kingd., p. 256. 



1829. [Sciurns vulgaris] cinereus Fischer, Synopsis ]\Iammalium, p. 353. 



Not Sciurus cinereus Linnfeus. 

 1857. Sciurus vulgaris Blasius, Saugethiere Deutschlands, p. 272 (part). 

 1899. Sciurus vulgaris varius Barrett-Hamilton, Proc. Zool. Soc, 



London, p. G. 

 190G. Sciurus vulgaris varius Trouessart, Bull. IMus. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, 



XII, p. 3G0. 

 1910. Sciurus vulgaris varius Trouessart, Fauue ^Mamm. d'Europe, p. 117. 



Type Ivcality. — Northern Europe. 



GefHirapMcal distrlhition. — From the extreme north of Scan- 

 dinavia eastward across Finland and into Kiissia. 



DicKjrKms. — Similar to Sciurus vulgaris vulgaris but with grey 

 of winter pelage much lighter, closely approaching the pearl- 

 grey of Ridgway, and median dorsal region scarcely if at all 

 washed with chestnut. 



ft;/o«y.— Winter pelage : haii's of upper pai'ts slate grey at 

 base (10 mm.), the underfur tipped (4 mm.) with a pale grey 

 most nearly approaching the grey No. 10 of Ridgway, but less 

 blue and with a slight smok}- cast, the longer hairs (30 mm.) 

 greyish to level of tips of imderfur, then light hair-brown with 

 from one to three whitish annulations. The general effect is a 

 delicately grizzled, light bluish grey, approaching the pearl-grey 

 of Ridgway, the sides lighter and clearer ; the back with a 

 slight drab cast. In some specimens the drab becomes faintly 

 i-eddish. Crown and face not so pale as back, occasionally with 

 a distinct brownish or reddish wash. Cheeks like sides of body ; 

 muzzle huffy whitish. Ears grizzled grey like sides of body 

 internally, the tufts A'arying from orange-rufous to blackish. 

 Outer surface of legs like sides of body, usually tinged to a vaiy- 

 ing degree with dull orange-rufous or light russet, this generally 

 the dominant colour on upper side of feet ; soles light huffy grev. 

 Tail greyish or light reddish ru.sset above, clouded by the blackisli 

 sub-terminal bands (20 mm.) of hairs ; tips of hairs incon- 

 spicuously light rus.set. Underside of tail with median area 

 (25 mm.) like sides of body but more coarsely grizzled, this 

 edged with yellowish russet (10 mm.) and blackish. Underparts 

 and inner surface of legs creamy white to base of hairs ; chin 

 sometimes a little grizzled with grey. 



Mensiiremenis. — Adult male from Kii-kkonummi, Finland : 

 head and body, 205; tail, 100: hind foot, -"•.">; ear, 30. For 

 cranial measurements see Table, }>. '.• 1 S. 



