SYNOPSIS OF THE 



542. 10. A. Albicaudatus (White-tailed Mouse.) About 

 five inches long ; brown, with the paws and upper side of 

 the tail white ; tail half the length of the body. 



Lemnus albicaudatus, Geoff. Catt. de la Collection du 

 Mus. 



Icon. '- 



Inhabits 



543. 11. A. Nil oticus (EgyTptmn Arvicola.) Brown, in- 

 termixed with yellow on the upper parts, yellowish gray 

 underneath ; tail brown, nearly as long as body ; ears large, 

 denuded, brownish. 



Lemmus niloticus, Geoff. Descript de VEgypte. 



Icon. Geoff. I. c. | 



Inliabits Egypt. 



544. 12. A.Fulvus (Yellow Arvicola.) About four inches 

 long ; reddish yellow ; belly and paws more yellow ; tail 

 less than half the length of the body. 



Lemmus Fulvus, Geoff. Catal. de la Coll. duMus. 



Icon. 



Inhabits France. 



Desmarest inserts a mark of doubt on the following 

 species. 



545. 13. A. Argentoi'atensis (the Schermaus or Stras- 

 bourg Arvicola.) Six inches long ; tail about two ; dusky 

 gray ; eyes small ; external ears scarcely visible ; edge of 

 the mouth fringed with white. 



Schermaus, Herman. Schermaus, Buff. Sup. f. 7. F. Cu- 

 \ier', Diet, des Sciences, Natural, t. 6. Arvicola argentora- 

 tensis, Desm. Ency. Method. Mam. sp. 436. 



Icon. Buff. I. c. pi. 70. 



Inhabits the vicinity of Strasbourg. 



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