THE HAEVBST MOUSE. 



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rather below the middle, on the side opposite to the 

 stems, and is scarcely observable ; the parent closes it 

 when she leaves the nest, and probably while she re- 

 mains herself" within. The inside is warm, smooth, and 

 neatly rounded. One nest examined by Dr. Gloger 

 contained five young, another nine. 



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38. — Harvest Mouse. 



It would appear that the harvest mouse is insectivorous 

 as well as granivorous, and this fact was first noticed by 

 the Rev, W. Bingley, who obtained a female, which 

 after its capture produced eight young, but being dis- 

 turbed by a conveyance of several miles, she killed them, 

 as the rabbit is frequently known to do. " One evening," 



