106 MUS. 
Habitat.—York Peninsula ; Mount Kosciusko. ? 
Reference.—Gould, Mamm. Austr. ili. pl. xvi. 
6. Mus sorpipus, Gould (1867). 
_ Sordid Rat. 
Habit stout. Ears rather large. Hair rather coarse and 
wiry. General color above grizzled black and brown, the former 
prevailing on the dorsal aspect ; below grayish-buff; fore feet 
grayish-brown ; hind feet silvery-gray ; tail thinly clothed with 
extremely fine black hairs, about equal in length to the body. 
Dimensions.—Head and body to six and three-fourths inches ; 
tail to five inches. 
Habitat.—Darling Downs. 
Reference.—Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pl. xvii. 
Note.—According to Gilbert its food consists mostly of the 
roots of stunted shrubs, and while it is common on the plains it 
is also found occasionally on the banks of creeks. 
7. Mus toneipiuis, Gould (1863). 
Long-haired Rat. 
Fur very long, hairy, and somewhat harsh to the touch, of a 
grayish-brown at the base and tawny-buff at the tip, numerously 
interspersed especially along the back with very long, fine black 
hairs ; below buffy-gray ; feet flesh color, sparingly clothed with 
silvery hairs. Tail thinly beset with fine, stiff, black hairs. 
Dimensions.— Head and body to seven and three-fourths inches ; 
tail to five and three-fourths inches. 
Habitat.—Victoria River ? 
Reference.—Gould, Mamm. Austr. iil. pl. xiii. 
8. Mus vetutinus, Zhomas (1882). 
Velvet-furred Rat. 
Fur very tong, soft, and velvety. General color above yellowish 
olivaceous gray, the hairs dark slaty-gray for nine-tenths of their 
length, with their extreme tips yellow, and intermixed with 
many longer black hairs: below bluish-gray, the bases of the 
hairs light slate color, and the tips dirty white. ars, feet, and 
tail uniform dark brown. 
Dimensions.—Head and body up to six and a third inches ; 
tail to four inches. 
Habitat.—Tasmania. 
eference.—Thomas, Ann. Nat. Hist. (5) ix. 1882, p. 415, fig. 
4 (front edge of anterior zygoma-root). 
