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No. 353. MUS GLIROIDES. 
The Cherrapoonjee Tree Mouse. 
Hasitat.—Khasia hills. 
DeEscrIPTION.—Fur exceedingly dense and fine, of a light brown, 
tinged with fawn ; the basal two-thirds of the piles are dusky ash coloured ; 
the lower parts are white, very faintly tinged with fawn; the white 
purest about the lips and chin; whiskers long; feet large and sparsely 
clad with white hairs ; a distinct brown mark on each hind foot reaching 
almost to the division of the toes ; ears smallish, ovoid, naked. 
Si1zE.—Head and body, 2 inches ; tail (?) mutilated. 
Blyth says this animal has much of the aspect of the European 
dormouse (AZyoxus avellanarius), but nothing is said about its dentition, 
which would at once settle the question whether the young specimen 
with its imperfect tail were a true JZws or a species of AZvoxus.* 
No. 354. Mus PEGUENSIS. 
The Pegu Tree Mouse. 
Hapitat.—The Sittang valley, Burmah., 
DeEscRIPTION.—Fulvescent olive brown on the upper parts, yellowish- 
white below ; whiskers remarkably long; the tail very long and con- 
spicuously haired towards the tip; more so, Blyth remarks, than any 
other mouse, especially when held up to the light. 
SizE.—Head and body, 33th inches; tail, 32; in one specimen, 
44 inches. 
- We now come to the terrestrial or house mice 
No. 355. MUS URBANUS. 
The Common Indian Mouse ( Jerdon’s No. 186). 
NativE Names.—Lengtia-indur, Bengali; Mesuri, Musi, Chiuhi, 
Hindi. 
Hasirat.—Throughout India and Ceylon. 
DESCRIPTION.—Somewhat resembling the English mouse, but with 
very much longer, coarser tail, larger eyes, and smaller ears ; dusky 
reddish-brown above, somewhat paler below ; the feet paler still, whitish 
in some ; the tail nude, thick at base, longer by an inch than the head 
and body, and of a dark brown colour. The young are more dusky. 
S1zE.—Head and body, about 2 to 3 inches; tail, 3 to 4 inches. 
I have kept these mice in confinement for considerable periods, and 
have had many opportunities of studying their habits of late. During 
many years’ residence in the Currency Office, I never once found a 
mouse in my private quarters on the third story, although I frequently 
* See Appendix A for description and dentition of AZyoxus. 
