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5 6, 9. L'Hospitalet, Ariege. G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 204-209. 



6, 9. L'Hospitalet, Ariege. O. Thomas (p). 8. 9. 1. 54-55. 

 {A. Robert.) 



4 (J, 4 9. Ax-les-Thermes, Ariege. G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 213-220. 



5 .5, 3 9. Luchon, Haute-Garonne. 0. Thomas (p). 6. 4. 1. 40-47. 



{A. Robert.) 



3 6,2 9. Caterille, Haute-Garonne. 0. Thomas (p). 6. 4. 1. 54-58. 



(.4. Robert.) 



3 6,4 9. Bareges, Hautes-Pyren6es. G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 183-189. 



c5. Pic-du-Midi, Hautes-Pyr6- 0. Thomas (p). 8. 9. 1. 58. 



nees. {A. Robert.) 



3 6,5 9. Pajares, Leon, Spain. O. Thomas (p). 8. 2. 9. 110-117. 

 {N. Gonzalez.) 



2 al. Coruna. D. V. L. Seoane 94. 3. 19. 1-2. 



(c & p). 



5 al. Villalba, Lugo. Dr. V. L. Seoane 94. 1. 1. 10-13. 



(c & p). 95, 4. 29. 2. 



2 6,2 9. Cintra, Portugal. O.Thomas (c & p). 98! 2. 2. 22-25. 



6,9,1. Cintra. {E.Jordan.) Hon. N.C. Roths- 10.9.28.1-3. 



child (p). 



2 6. Estoril. O.Thomas (c &p). 98. 2. 2. 26-27. 



9. Oporto. (J. Searle.) Lord Lilford (p). 11. 1. 1. 164. 



Apodemus sylvaticus dichrurus Rafinesque. 



1814. Musculus dichrurus Rafinesque, Precis des D6couvertes Somio- 



logiques, p. 13 (Sicily). 

 1844. Mus pecchioli Pecchioli, Atti della quinta Uuioue degli Scienziati 



Italiani, Torino, 1843, p. 426 (Tuscany, probably vicinity of 



Siena, Italy). 

 1900. Mus sylvaticus hayi Barrett-Hamilton, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 



p. 410 (]3art). 

 1910. Mus sylvaticus hayi and M. sylvaticus dichrurus Trouessart, Faune 



Mamm. d'Europe, p. 154. 



Type localitij. — Sicily. 



Geographical distribution. — Mediterranean region from the 

 Balkan Peninsula to central and southern Spain. 



Diagnosis. — Size as in Apodemus sylvaticus callipides, but 

 colour differing from that of the other continental European 

 races in a general pallor and dulness resulting from the suppres- 

 sion of reddish tints and the predominance of yellow and grey. 



Colour. — Typical specimens from Sicily have the ground 

 colour of back a very uniform dvill buffy wood-brown, slightly 

 darker along median posterior region, and slightly more greyish 

 anteriorly, the black hair tips, though numerous, nowhere 

 sufficiently abundant to ]^roduce any evident effect of clouding ; 

 sides faintly paler and more buffy, the lower portion of cheek 

 and outer surface of front leg nearly clear buff as in true 

 sylvaticus ; underparts dull white ; pectoral spot slightly developed 

 and rarely forming a collar ; tail rather less evidently bicolor 

 than in the central European form. Grey extreme : ground 

 colour above a peculiar buffy grey, intermediate between the 

 ecru-drab and cream-l)uff of Ridgway, but paler than either, the 

 " lining " produced by the black hairs conspicuous. Yellow 



