428 



ON HUB 8TLVATICUS A>~D ITS ALLIES. 



[Apr. 3, 



Three of typical series as measured 

 by Herr E. Biichner. 



No. 82.6.16.7 of British Mus. coll., Y 

 South Sbensi, China, Pere I 

 David. (Dimensions taken from | 

 dried skin.) J 



Head 

 and 



Tail. 



Hind 

 foot. 



Ear. 



Skull, 

 extreme 



body. 







length. 



mm. 



mm. 



mm. 



mm. 



mm. 



o*. 113 



79 



22 







o*. 121 



79 



21 







sex (?) 100 



•66*5 



225 







90 



75 



205 



* Tail perhaps damaged. 



Mus sylvaticus draco. 



91 



83 



95 

 91 



'20 



15 



cf. No. 98.11.1.20, Kuatun, ") 



Bohea Aits., N.W. Fokien, S.E. | 



China, April 18, 1898, J. D. La f 



Touche. 

 $. No. 98.11.1.21, ditto, ditto, 



April 27, 1898. 



* This item from dried skin only ; those of head and body and tail are collector'! 

 measurements converted from inches. 



25 

 25 



Mus argenteus. 













No. 88.9.25.6. Japan (H. Pryer). 

 No. 88.9.25.7, $ . Ditto. 



88 

 78 



70 

 65 



*175 

 tl75 



♦10 



tio 



24 

 24 



* Dimensions from the dried skin ; these increase to 195 and 13 when the skin is wet. 

 t Collector's dimensions reduced from inches. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXV. 



Geographical variation in Mut sylvaticus, as illustrated by (fig. 1) M. s. princep* 

 (p. 408), the large light form of P*oumania; (fig. 2) M. s. celticus (p. 401), the small dark 

 form of Co. Kerry, Ireland. 



