WANDERING MOUSE 



. Mus Vagus. M. cauda longtssima nudiu-scula, corpore cinereo, 

 fascia dorsali nigra, auribus pHcatis. Lin. Syst. Nat, Gmcl. 

 p. 130. 



Cinereous Mouse, with black dorsal band, very long naked tail, 

 and plaited ears. 



Tins, which was discovered by Dr. Pallas, is 

 frequent throughout the whole Tartarian desert, 

 and is of a migrating nature. It is a small spe- 

 cies, scarce exceeding the Mus minutus in size, 

 and measuring little more than two inches and a 

 half from nose to tail, and the tail three inches. 

 It is of a pale ash-colour above, slightly mixed 

 or undulated with black, and marked with a black 

 dorsal line : the ends of the limbs are whitish. 

 This species wanders about in great multitudes, 

 migrating from place to place chiefly by night. 

 It is of a very tender or delicate nature, and even 

 during the nights of June is often found rolled 

 up, as if falling into a state of torpidity. It is 

 said to inhabit chiefly the fissures of rocks, the 

 cavities under large stones, or hollow trees. 



