SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



Mus Pendulinus, Herman, Obs. Zool. 61. 

 Inhabits Alsace and Germany. 



585. 12. M. Minutus (Minute Mouse.) Fur ferruginous 

 above, whitish underneath; muzzle slightly elongated; 

 tail rather shorter than the body ; length under three 

 inches. 



Mus Minutus, Pall. Glires, 345. Mus Parvulus, Her- 

 man, Obs. Zool. 64 ? 



Rat Fauve, Desm. Nouv. Diet. cCHist. Nat. t. 29. 60. 

 Icon. Pallas, I. c. pi. 24, B. 

 Inhabits Russia generally. 



586. 13. M. Agrarius (Sitnic Mouse.) Fur reddish-gray 

 above, with a narrow black dorsal line; tail about half the 

 length of the body ; about three inches long. 



Mus Agrarius, Pallas, Glires, 341. 



Rat Sitnic, Vicq. d'Azyr. Syst. des Anim. ii. 455. Rat a 

 bande noire, Ency. Method. 



Icon. Pallas, I. c. pi. 24, A. Schreb. tab. 182. Ency. 

 Method, t. 67. / 10. 



Inhabits Northern Germany, Russia, and parts of Siberia. 



587. 14. M. ? Subtilis (Subtle Mouse.) Yellow or ashy 

 above, with a black dorsal line ; ears folded ; tail rather 

 longer than the body, about three inches long. 



Mus Subtilis, Pallas, Itin. vi. A. 70. N. 11. A. B. 



Icon. Pallas, Glires, pi. 22. /. 1, and /. 2. Schreb. tab. 

 284. /.I. c. 2. Ency. Method, t. 68. /. 2 and 5. 



Inhabits Tartary and Siberia. 



Var. a. Vagus. Ground colour of the fur gray ; tail 

 black. 



Mus Vagus, Pallas, Glir. 327. Sikistan, Pallas, 1. 



Icon. Pallas, t. 22. /. 2. 



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