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a deserted bird's nest. It has from two to eight young at a litter in this 

 State, twice a year. The young are often found hanging to the teats of 

 the old one ; this is the case with other species, howevei'. 



Description. — Head of moderate size, rather broad ; ears large, rounded 

 above, and nearly naked ; body not robust, rather delicate ; limbs slender ; 

 feet, naked beneath the toes and ball of the foot ; the rest of the surface 



beneath the feet hairy ; the toes on the anterior feet a little the longest ; 

 tail round, slender and tapering, with short hairs growing between the 

 scales, nearly concealing them. Color : above and on each side, yellow- 

 ish-brown, the fur on the top of the head and back darkest ; beneath the 

 body and between the legs and the feet, white. 



DIMENSIONS. 



Length of head, \\ to 1^^ inches. 



Length of head and body, 3^ to 3^ inches. 



Length of tail, not including hairs at the tip, 3^ inches. 



Length of tail, including hairs at the tip, 3f inches. 



