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large specimen at lockmock, in Lulea Lapland, where no 

 one had ever seen it before. 



47. L. MEDIUS, Nilss. Mindre Jord Eatta. F. 



Tail, which is longer than one-third of the body, is 

 dark brown above, whitish below ; ears hidden in the 

 fur ; colour above, dark brown, below pale grey ; lips 

 white. Length 5 in. ; tail 2 in. ; but I have found them 

 vary very much in colour as well as in size, but always 

 blue-grey underneath. 



Is never met with south of Gulbrandsdaten, Norway. 

 At Quickiock I found it the commonest field mouse in all 

 the fell meadows and valleys, never on the fel}s themselves. In 

 shape it rather resembles the last, but is much more slender. 

 I cannot see this species mentioned by Clermont, and suppose 

 it has been confounded with the arvicola terrestris, DQ Selys, 

 which it appears much to resemble. 



48. L. GLAEEOLUS, Schreb. Langsvansad mark Mus. The 



BankYole. D. F. 



The tail (half as long again as the head, thin, of an 

 equal thickness throughout) is brown above, white 

 beneath ; ears broad, standing out of the fur, which is 

 red-brown above, white below, with a sharp division of 

 colour ; feet white. Length 3 in. 6 1. ; tail 1 in. 6 1. 

 Common throughout all Scandinavia to far within the 

 polar circle. We met with it commonly at Quickiock. 



49. L. KUFOCANUS, Sund. Gra sidig mark Mus. F. 



Tail scarcely longer than the head, tapering, ending 

 in a hare tip; ears very little apparent; back and 

 crown of the head red-brown; on the sides ash 

 grey ; the division of colours very distinct ; belly light 

 grey ; the hinder molar above has three lateral edges 

 on the inner margin. Length 3 ft. 5 in. ; tail 

 1 in. 1 1. 



I found this little mouse at Quickiock, but it was rare. 

 It may easily be confounded with the last, and even with the 

 short-tailed field mouse, by a casual observer, for the shape 



