1877. | THE MAMMALS OF ASIA MINOR. 279 
to the tail being strongly washed with bright rufous. Measure- 
ments (in spirits) :-— 
inches, 
Length of head and body....... aT ee ts) 
- Pe tess the Bocce ate, esaink (imperfect.) 
as GEV ie O84 ¢ SCC Boao eee eee U'45 
ry WING HOOGR focAk cite) sarah cis 0.85 
These dimensions considerably exceed those usually quoted; but a 
specimen of the normal colour in the British Museum (collected by 
Mlokosievicz in Georgia) is nearly as large. This latter example 
shows a tendency to yellowish rufous below the ear. Altogether we 
are inclined to believe that this rare Dormouse will be found to be 
very variable in colour (as Alston has shown to be the case with 
Graphiurus murinus’) ; and we cannot help feeling very doubtful as 
to the specific validity of Mr. Blanford’s Persian M. pictus *, espe- 
cially as our Asia-Minor animal has a hind foot proportionally 
smaller than those of his type specimens. 
Ainsworth says that ‘the Great and Common Dormice”’ are found 
in the mountain-forests, probably meaning M. glis (Linn.), which is 
found in the Caucasus and Georgia, and the present species. 
{Mus rarrtus, Linn. 
The late Mr. Bennett described a Rat sent by Mr. Keith Abbott 
from Trebizond, under the name of WM. latipes’.” It has been doubt- 
fully referred by Giebel to M. alexandrinus, Geoftr.*; but Bennett’s 
diagnosis appears to accord best with the common Black Rat, which 
is known to inhabit the Caucasus and Georgia. ] 
29. Mus pecumanvus, Pall. 
This species is stated by Ainsworth to be the common Rat of the 
country. 
30. *Mus muscuuus, Linn. Sytchan. 
Common in buildings everywhere. One brought home is rather 
small in size and light in colour, the belly especially being very pale. 
31. *Mus syxvaticus, Linn. Yaban sytchan (wild mouse). 
Probably common. A specimen was caught while running about 
on the surface of the deep snow, considerably above the tree-growth. 
Ménétriés obtained this species in the mountains of Talyche, and 
Canon Tristram on the plains of Palestine. 
32. *Mus mysracinus, sp. n. Dagh sytchan (mountain- 
mouse). (Pl. XXXI.) | 
Ears moderate, nearly naked, when pressed forward they do not 
reach the eye. Whiskers very long. ‘Tail nearly as long as the 
head and body, or even longer, sparsely haired except towards the 
tip. Upper parts mouse-grey, washed with black along the back, 
1 P, Z. 8. 1875, p. 317. 
® Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xvi. (1875) p. 311 ; East. Persia, ii. pl. iv. fig. 2. 
3 P. Z. 8. 1835, p. 89. 4 Algem. Zool. p. 555. 
