42 GLIRES. THE RAT TRIBE. 



Belly cinereous. Legs dusky, and very slightly covered with 

 hair. W. B. 



By no means so common as the last species. 



Mus caudd fongissima squamosa y corpore atro subtus 

 canescente. Mus rattus. Linn. Syst. Nat. Gmel. i. p. 

 127. 



Mus caudi elongatd^ palmis tetradactylis cum unguiculo 

 pollicari) corpore griseo Mus rattus. Erxleben, Syst. 

 regn. animal, gen. 37, sp. 2, p. 382. 



Mus rattus. Black Rat. Turton, i. p. 80. Kerr, p. 

 228. 



Rattus. Brisson, regn. animal, p. 168. 



Mus rattus domesticus. Klein, quad. desp. p. 57. 



Mus domesticus major, sive rattus. Rail. Syn. quad. p 

 217. Gesner, p. 731. 



Le Rat. Buff. Sonn. xxv. p. 184, tab. 6, fig. 1. 



Le Rat ordinaire. Cuv. Tab. Element, p. 138. 



Black Rat. Penn. Quad. ii. p. 176. Penn. Brit 

 Zool. i. p. 113. Shaw's Gen. Zool. ii. p. 52, tab. 130, 

 fig. 1. 



Rat. SruelhVs Buffon, iv. p. 275, tab. 71, fig. 1. 



26 THE WATER RAT. Tail (hairy) about half the length 

 of the body ; ears scarcely projecting above the fur ; fore-feet 

 each with three foes, and the rudiment of a fourth. Mm 

 amphibius. Linn. 



Length, to the origin of the tail, 7 inches ; and of the tail about 3$ 

 inches. Weight 9 ounces. Body thicker in proportion than either of 

 the preceding species: head shorter; and nose more blunt. Eyes 

 small and black. Ears wide, short, rounded, almost hidden in the 

 fur, and hairy on the insides near the edge. Teeth large, strong, and 

 yellow, Tail covered with short, scattered hairs. Fur of the body 



thick 



