Class I. 



MEADOW ^lOUSE. 



151 



in the year, and brings six or seven young at a 

 time. This species is often found of a pure 

 white, in which state it makes a most beautiful 

 appearance, the fine full eye appearing to great 

 advantage, amidst the snowy color of the fur. 

 The root of white hellebore and staves-acre, 

 powdered and mixed with meal, is a certain 

 poison to them. 



Mus arvalis. M. cauda uncial!, 

 auriculis vellere prominulis, 

 palmis subtetradactylis, cor- 

 pore fusco. Gm. Lin. 134. 



Mus agrestis capite grandi bra- 

 chiurus. Raii syn. quad. 218. 



Mus cauda brevi pilis e nigri- 

 cante et sordide luteo mixtis 

 in dorso et saturate cinereis 



Brit. Llygoden gwtta'r maes 

 Ifal. Campagnoli 



in ventre vestitis. 

 quad. 125. 



Brisson 31. Meadow, 



Mus agrestis. Faun. Suec. 30. 

 De Buffon, Tom. vii. 369. 



Tal. 47. 

 Klein quad. b1 . No. 50. 

 Br. Zool. 50. His(. quad, ii. 



No. 409. p. 205. Arcf. 



Zool. i. 154. 



Fren. Le petit Rat de 



champs, Le campagnol 

 Dan. Skier-muus. 



X HE length of this species, from the nose to Descrip- 

 the tail, is about six inches ; the tail only an 

 inch and a half: the head is very large; the 

 eyes prominent ; the ears quite hid in the fur ; 

 the whole upper part of the body is of a ferrugi- 

 nous color, mixed with black ; the belly of a 

 deep ash-color ; the tail is covered with short 

 hair, ending with a little bush, about a quarter 



