LEMMUS 621 



Measurements. — External measurements of two males and a 

 female from Hjerkin, Dovre, Norway : head and body, 145, 129 

 and 145; tail, 15, 18 and 17; hind foot, 17, 17 and 18. Two 

 males and a female from Jemtland, Sweden : head and body, 

 129, 134 and 130; tail, 18, 19 and 19 ; hind foot, 17, 18 and 18. 

 For cranial measurements see Table, p. 622. 



Specimens examined. — Seventy-seven, from the following localities ; — 

 Norway: Trondhjem, 4; R5raas, Trondhjem, 5 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.) ; 

 Brekkebygden, Trondhjem, 5; Hyllingen, Trondhjem, 3; Vigel Fjeld, 

 Trondhjem, 4; Kvikne, Trondhjem, 2; Dovre Mts., 1 (U.S.N.M.); Hjerkin, 

 Dovre, 5 ; Fille Fjeld 3 ; IMolmen, northern Gudbrandsdal, 2 ; Tonsast, 

 Hedemarken, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Stor Elvedal, Hedemarken, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; 

 Lillehammer, Kristiansamt, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Gudbrandsdal, no exact 

 locality, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Gausdal, Gudbrandsdal, 3 (U.S.N.M.) ; no exact 

 locality, 9. 



Sweden: Jemtland, 27 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.). 



2. Roraas, Trondhjem, Nor- Christiania Museum 93. 3. 1. 16-17. 



way. (e). 



3(5,5 9. Trondhjem. G.Barrett-Hamilton 8. lU. 5. 1-8. 



2 6. ICvikne, Trondhjem. G.Barrett-Hamilton 8.10.5.12-13 



6, 2 9. Hjerkin, Dovre. G. Barrett-Hamilton 8. 10. 5. 9-11. 

 {J. L. Bonhote.) (p). 



6,9, Fille Fjeld. (Brown and E. R. Alston (p). 79.9.25.63-65. 



6 juv. Alston.) 



2 6. M5lmen, Gudbrandsdal. R. J, Cuniughame 98. 5. 2. 10-11. 



(c & p). 

 2. Norway. F. Du Cane Godman 73.3.21.2-3. 



7 al. Norway. Prof. Owen (p). 56. 7. 9. 9-15. 



5 <5, 4 9. Jemtland, Sweden. Lord Lilford (p). 8. 10. 19. 19-27. 



(G. Kolthoff.) 



Note on Lemmus lemmus crassidens Nehring. 



On March 3, 1896, Major G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton exhibited 

 before the Zoological Society of London " several fresh-looking 

 skeletons of the Norway Lemming {My odes lemmus), obtained by 

 Dr. H. Gadow in caves near Athouguia, in Portugal." Commenting 

 on these specimens he said : " Early in the year 1895 Dr. H. Gadow 

 handed me for examination some skeletal remains of a species of 

 small mammal, which, on a first inspection, appeared to be those of 

 some species of Vole- — Microtus. Thinking the remains were those 

 of Voles I put them aside for a time ; but later on, when I had an 

 opportunity of examining them more carefully I found, to my 

 surprise, that they consisted of some skeletons and detached bones of 

 the Norway Lemming, Myodes lemmus. When first received by me 

 the remains consisted of a good many fragments and single bones, 

 and of two almost complete skeletons. These latter were completely 

 enveloped in the original skin, which had become so dried and 

 hardened that in order to enable myself to examine the skeletons I 

 had to get it remo^•ed. The whole appearance of the specimens was 

 so fresh that, unaware as I was of their true character, I had the 

 dried skin, which enveloped them like mummies, removed, so that, I 



