SYNOPSIS OF THE 



549. 17, A. Pennsylvanica (Pennsylvanian Campagnol.) 

 Fur above brownish-fawn ,• beneath grayish-white ; eyes 

 very small ; ears short and round. 



i\rvieola Pennsylvanica, Ord. Guthrie's Geogr. Myonotes 

 Pratensis, Raffinesque. Campagnol of Pennsylvania, War- 

 den's Descrip. Unit. States, v. 625. 



Icon. Wilson. Ornith. vi. t. 50, f. 3. 



Inhabits Pennsylvania. 



Obs. Perhaps a variety of ^. Xanthognatus, or the com- 

 mon species. 



■ 550. 18. A. Astrachanensis^AstraLCSLXi Aryicola,.) Yellow 

 above ; ashy underneath. Length four inches ; tail one. 



Mus Astrachanensis, Erxleb. Syst. 493. Arvicola Astra- 

 chanensis, Desm. 485. Maus-gottung, S. G. GmeL Rei. ii. 

 173. 



Icon. Gm. I.e. tab. 11. 



Inhabits the vicinity of Astracan. 



551. 19. A. Floridanus (Florida Campagnol.) Lead co- 

 lour, mixed with black on the dorsal line ; yellowish on the ! 

 flanks ; ears large and membranous ; fur very soft and I 

 fine ; tail little more than half the length of the body. 1 

 About eight inches long. 



Mus Floridanus, Ord. Nouv. Bull, de la Society Philoma- 

 tique. 1818. Arvicola Floridanus, Harlan, Faun.Amer. 142. 

 Neotoma Floridana, Say et Ord. Jour. Acad, N. S. Phil. iv. 



Icon. Jour. Acad. N. S. Phil. t. 



Inhabits Florida. 



Obs. This is the type of the Genus Neotoma lately esta-. 

 hlished by Messrs. Say and Ord, which differs from Arvicola 

 in the teeth being furpished with roots. 



The Guangue of Molina, 281 (Mus Cyanus, Grael. 132, 

 the Sky-coloured Rat of Pennant^ Quad. 183), blue above 



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