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Lemnus insularis, Nilsson Kongl. Vetens, Akad. Oefvers., p. 34(1844)*. 

 Arvicola baillonii, Selys-Long champs Act. Congres Turin (1840)*. 

 Arvicola neglecta, Jenyns. Ann. Mag. N. H., vii, p. 270 (1841). 

 Arvicola brittanicus, Selys-Longchatnps Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuv., p. 307 (1847). 

 Arvicola arvalis, apud Blyth Cat., no. 409, p. 125 (1863). 



Distribution. — Northern Europe. 



a. Skin, skull England A, D. Bartlett (1843), A.S.B. 



b. Ale. London A. D. Bartlett. 



c. Skin, skull England A. D. Bartlett, A.S.B. 



Sub-genus ARVICOLA. 



Arvicola guentheri. 



Arvicola guentheri, Danford and Alston P. Z. S., p. 62, pi v (1880) • 



Scully f. A. S. B., Ivi, p. 72. 

 ? Arvicola leucura, Seiiertzoff Turkest. Jevot., p. 82 (1873) ; id. Ann. Mag. 



N. H. (4) xviii, p. 52 \nec Gerbe7\ 



Distribution. — The type was obtained at Marash in the Taurus 

 of Asia Minor ; the specimen in the collection is from Afghan- 

 Turkistan, the species is therefore probably to be found in the 

 intervening country. 



a. Skin, skull Afghan-Turkestan C. E. Yate. 



Sub-genus NEODON. 



Arvicola sikimensis. 



Neodon sikimensis, Hodgson Ann. Mag. N. H. (2), iii, p. 203 (1849) " 

 id. Cat. E. I. Mus., p. 145; Gray Cat. Hodgs. Coll., 2nd ed., p. 11* 

 Blyth Cat. no. 411, p. 125 ; Jerdon Mamm., p. 217. 



Arvicola? thricolis (thricotis), Gray Cat. Hodgs. Coll., 2nd ed., p. 10. 



Arvicola sikimensis, Blanford J. A. S. B,, 1, p. no, pi. i, fig. a (1881). 



Distribution. — Sikkim from 7,000 to io,coo ft. in the forests. 

 a. Ale, skull ^ Darjeeling G.King. 



Genus HYPUDAEUS. 



Hypudaeus, Illiger Prodr., p. 87 (181 1). 



Hypudaeus lemnus. 



Mus lemnus, LinnceusSyst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 80 (1766). 



Hypudaeus lemnus, Illiger Prodr,, p. 87 (181 1); Blifth Cat, no. 413 



p. 126. 

 Lemnus norvegicus, Desmarest Mamm., p. 287 (1820). 



The Lemming. 



