120 MAMMALIA. GLIRES. 



M. Barbaras, Lin. Fur brown, with ten longitudinal whitish lines ; 

 three toes on the anterior feet. Northern Africa Shaw, ii. 70 



M. soricmus, Desm. Fur yellowish gray above, whitish below ; 

 muzzle elongated ; ears orbicular, hairy ; tail as long as the body. 

 2 inches long. Vicinity of Strasbourg. Shaw, ii. pi. 133. 



M. minutus, Pall. Fur ferruginous above, whitish below j muzzle 

 slightly elongated. Body about two inches long. Inhabits Russia. 

 Pall. Glir. pi. 24, B. 



M.Jrugivorus, Raf. Fur reddish brown, with scattered long hairs., 

 white below ; ears naked, rounded ; tail as long as the body. In- 

 habits Sicily, on trees. Griff. Syn. 229. 



M. dichrurus, Raf. Fur gray and brown ; head with a brown band ; 

 tail as long as the body. Inhabits Sicily. Griff. Syn. 229. 



M. setifer, Horsf. Fur bristly, back gray, blackish brown beneath ; 

 ears large, rounded, nearly naked ; tail long. Java Horsf. Jav. 



M. Islandicus, Thienemann. Iceland Rat. Fur black above ; red 

 gray, spotted with yellow on the sides ; tail nearly naked, scaly, 

 a little longer than body. N. of Europe. Natur. Bemerk. i. t. 22. 



M. Donovani, Griff. Fur blackish gray, with three small dorsal 

 bands ; tail rather hairy. Cape of Good Hope. Nat. Rep. t. 35 



** American Spineless Rats. 



M. Angouya, Desm. Fur yellow brown above, whitish beneath ; 

 tail rather longer than the body ; ears rounded. Paraguay. 



M. rufus, Desm. Reddish fawn-colour, darker on the head and 

 back ; belly yellowish ; tail rather more than half the length of 

 the body. About six inches long. Inhabits Paraguay. Mam. 305. 



M. cephalotes, Desm. Head very large ; muzzle short ; fur brown 

 above, whitish below; tail as long as the body. Four inches 

 long. Inhabits Paraguay. Mam. 305. 



M. auritus, Desm. Head thick ; ears long ; fur mouse-colour, 

 lighter beneath ; tail shorter than the body. Four inches and 

 a-half long. Inhabits Buenos Ayres Mam. 306. 



M. nigripes, Desm. Head thick ; ears short and round ; yellow 

 brown above, white below ; feet deep black. Three inches and 

 a-half long. Inhabits Paraguay Mam. 306. 



M. Laucha, Desm. Muzzle pointed ; fur lead-colour, paler below ; 

 tail shorter than the body. 2 inches long Buenos Ayres. 



M. leucopus, Desm. Brownish yellow above, white beneath ; ears 

 large ; feet white, tail as long as the body. Five inches long. 

 Inhabits United States. Mam. 307. 



M. nigricans, Desm. Fur black above, gray below ; tail black, 

 longer than the body. Six inches long. United States. 



*** Spinous Rats. 

 M. Perchal, Shaw. Fur reddish brown, mixed with spiny hairs, 



