92 MAMMALIA. 



b. Ale, skull ^ Tanksee, Thibet, F. Stoliczka. 



13,000, ft. 17-9-73. 



c. Ale, $ Pankong Lake, Thibet, F. Stoliczka. 



20-9-73. 

 d-e. 2 Skins. Tanksee, 1 7-9-73 F. Stoliczka. 



/. Skin. Pankong Lake, Thibet, F. Stoliczka. 



20-9-73. 

 g. Skin, skull. Yarkand Exped. F. Stoliczka. 



Arvicola amphibius. 



Mas amphibius, Linna;us Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 82 (1766). 

 Mus terrestris, Linnczus Syst. Nat., I2th ed., i, p. 82 (1766). 

 Lemnus schermaus, F. Cuvier. Diet. Set. Nat., vi, p. 307 (1817). 

 Arvicola argentoratensis, Desniatest Mamm., p. 281 (1820). 

 Arvicola pertinax, Savi. Mem. scientif. Pisa (1828)*. 

 Arvicola ater, Maegillivray Mem. Wern. Soc., vi, p. 424 (1832). 

 Arvicola monticola, Selys-Longehamps Rev. Zool. Soc. Ctiv., p. 249 (1838). 

 Arvicola musignani, Selys-Longchamps Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuv., p. 8 (1839). 

 Arvicola destructor, Savi Giorn. Lett. Pisa, p. 102 {1839)*. 

 Arvicola amphibius, Blasius Sdugeth. Deutsch., p. 344 (1857) ; Blyth Cat. 

 no. 406, p. 124. 



The Water Rat. 



Distribution, — The whole Palseartic region. 



a. Skin R. C. Tytler, A.S.B. 



b.c. 2 Skins and Cambridgeshire Brit. Mus. [Ex.] 

 skulls. 



<f. Ale, skull 9 Norway Christiania Univ. (1856), A.S.B. 



e-/. 2 Stuffed England A. D. Bartlett (1842), A.S.B. 



g. Stuffed Montrose Museum, A.S.B. 



h. Skeleton England J. H. Gurney (i860), A.S.B. 



mted. 



Arvicola nivalis. 



Arvicola nivalis, Martins Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuv., p. 331 (1842); Blasius 



Sdugeth. Deutsch., p. 359 ; Blyth Cat., no. 407, p. 124. 

 Hypudaeus alpinus, Wag7ier Sehreber Sdugeth., Suppl., iii, p. 576 (1843). 

 Arvicola lebrunii, Crespon, Faune Merid., i, p. 77 (1844)*. 

 Arvicola leucurus, Gerbe Rev. Mag. Zool., p. 260, pi. xi (1852)*. 

 Hypudaeus petrophilus, Wagner, Milnch Gel. Anz., p. 307(1853). 



Distribution. — The Alpine regions of Europe, including the 

 Pyranees. 



a. Skin Mt. St. Gothard A. Malherbe, A.S.B. 



Sub-genus AGRICOLA. 



Arvicola agrestis. 



Mus agrestis, Linnepus Faun. Suec,, p. ir, no. 30 (1761). 

 Mus gregarius, Linnceus Syst. Nat., I2th ed,, i, p. 84 (1766). 



