Meadow Mouse 



these little rodents to live on such vegetable matter as they have 

 stored away in their subterranean galleries. That either they or 

 their associates are carnivorous at times is evidenced by the partially 

 devoured specimens that the trapper often finds in his traps. 



Young red-backed mice lack the rusty red tints and in some of 

 the varieties a gray form of the adult occurs, an exactly parallel 

 case to the red and gray screech owls which are simply dichromatic 

 without relation to sex or age. 



Varieties of the Red-backed Mouse 



1. Red-bached Mouse. Evotomys gapperi (Vigors). 



Description and range as above. 



2. New Jersey Red-backed Mouse. E. gapperi rhoadst Stone. 



Darker, with more black hairs above. Teeth heavier. 

 Range. Cold cranberry bogs of Southern New Jersey. 

 ). Carolina Red-backed Mouse. E. gapperi carolinensis Merriam. 



Larger and darker than E. gapperi, resembling the last. 

 Range. Higher Alleghanies, Roan Mt , N. C. to Pennsylvania. 



4. Pallid Red-backed Mouse. E. gapperi ochraceous Miller. 



Duller, paler, and more ochraceous than . gapperi. 

 Range. Higher slopes of the White Mountains. 



5. Labrador Red-backed Mouse. E. proteus Bangs. 



Larger than any of the above with longer ears. Paler than 

 E. gapperi and like it in exhibiting a gray phase. 

 Range. Wooded regions of Labrador. 



6. Ungava Red-backed Mouse. E. ungava Bangs. 



Resembles E. gappert.but has very small ears and peculiar skull 

 Range. Ungava, Labrador. 

 Numerous species occur in the Northwest. 



Meadow Mouse 



Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord) 

 Called also Field Mouse, Meadow Vole. 



Length. 6.50 inches. 



Description. Body thick and compact, legs short, ears very short. 

 Dark brown above with a general admixture of black hairs, 

 shading gradually into gray on the under surface. The coloui 

 of the upper parts varies considerably, some individuals being 

 decidedly blackish, others tinged with tawny and occasional 

 specimens quite chestnut with very few black hairs. The 

 under surface also varies to dull buff. (Illustration facing p. 120.) 



