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Tail Hind foot 




eae (without | (without Ear. 
. hairs). claws). 
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A, hebridensis, hebridensis—contd. 
TaRBET, HARRIS—D. Anderson :— 
1. Female, 20th April1913 . 5 si 90 83 22°5 14°5 
2. Do. 2st April1913 . 85 79 23°5 14°5 
Soar ey ey, N.E. Lewis—D. Ander- 
Roeracs ‘of 14 14, March1913  . 2 c 95°85 87'S 23°25 15:2 
Maximum (male) . : 5 102 90 24 16 
Burr or LEwis—W. Eagle Clarke :— 
Adult pelage: 1. Male, 29th Sept. 1914 . 89-5 83 24 od 
2. Do. 29th Sept. 1914 . 94°5 85°5 23°75 14°75 
3. Female, 17th Sept. 1914 99°5 8$3°5 22°75 15 
Barra—(?Sub-spectes). 
1. Male (Col. Pinney). Sth Sept. 1895. * 99 84 24 15 
2. ? (W.E. Clarke), 21st May 1906 . 102 91 23°5 15 
Sourn Uist—{ ? Sub-spectes). 
1. Male(D. Anderson), 14th May 1913. 91 86 22 151 
2. Female (W.E. Clarke), Ist June 1906 90 30 21 15 
E1ce—( ?Sub-species). 
Collected by P. D. Montague :— 
1. Male, 29th March 1913 ‘: . . 85 78 23 182 
2. Female, 29th March 1913 . 5 5 90 78 23 15 
A, hebridensts hamiltont. 
Rum—Five collected by D. Anderson, 5th 
to 7th June 1913 :— 
Male . é . - c : 5 105 91 15 
Do. . . 5 . : . . 95 89 153 
Female . 3 5 : 6 A 5 110 91 15 
Do, . 5 5 ° e o . 105 100 16 
Do. . . . A ° . 104 97 2 15 
Average of5 . el te et ea Ae 103°8 95°6 24°2 15°2 
A. hebridensis cwmbre. 
Great CumBrar—Collected by R. W. 
Sheppard :— 
1. Male (max. of series), 29th March 
1912 . . 95 92 23 16 
2. Female (type), 29th March 1912 2 93 90 23 15 
Average of 6 (4 male, 2female) . . 93 90°3 22:8 15-4 
GioHA—(? Sub-species). 
1. Female (R. W. Eneppand), and. May 
1912 —. . 100 85 22°5 15 

TrrEE—(? Sub-species). 
Average of 4 collected by Sheppard, 8th 
to 13th July 1912 ‘ 102°5 84°25 23:1 18°5 
Average of 6 in Royal Scottish Museum, 
collected Noy. 1906 and Feb. 1907. 83°4 84-8 19-2 14:2 
Maximum (male), 10th July 1912 . 5 105 83 24 13(13°5) 
A. hebridensis maclean. 
MuLit—Five males collected by Sheppard 
in June 1912 :— 
1. Type, 22nd June : 5 . c 100 80 24 14°5 
Average n a > = . ed 97 87°4 23°2 14°4 
Maximum . = . Fj C5 100 87 (92) 24 14°5(15) 
Jura—( 2Sub-species). 
Average of 3 collected By Bhenpard in 
May 1912 . S 97°6 783°5 22°6 14°5 
Maximum (male) . 6 . 6 : 100 (84) 22 (24) 14°5 
Istay—(?Sub-species) 
Average of 9 (Sheppard and Hoyal al 
Scottish Museum) . 93°3 81°6 22°5 14 
Maximum (female). - : : . 101 85 (88) 22(23°5), 14°5(15) 
A. hebridensis fiolagan. 
ARRaN—Nine collected by Sheppard in 







April 1913 :— 
1. Male, 4th April (Type) 3 ° x 105 §3 24 15 
Average . e * 5 98°3 845 23°5 14°5 
1 Old, teeth much worn. 2 Not fully mature. 3 Type. 
Habits :—In habits A. hebridensis is doubtless similar to A. sy/vaticus, 
In Lewis the country people told de Winton (Axum. Scott. Nat. Hist, 
1895, 53) that mice entered their houses in the winter; they were 
unable to distinguish de Winton’s specimens from these visitors. 
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