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(16 • 4-17 • 6). Average and extremes of eight specimens from 

 Eggedal, Buskerud, Norway : head and body, 97-5 (92-102-5) ; 

 tail, 54-6 (52-59); hind foot, 16-6 (16-4-17). For cranial 

 measurements see Table, p. 650. 



Specimens examined. — One hundred and four, from the following 

 localities : — 



Norway: Asker, Christiania, 7 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.); Lillehammer, 

 Hedemarken, 18 (U.S.N.M.) ; Eggedal, Buskerud, 27 (U.S.N.M.) ; Spjosod, 

 Telemarken, 33 (U.S.N.M.) ; Molmen, Kristiansamt, 2 ; Holaaker, Kris- 

 tiansamt, 2. 



Sweden: Kviokjock, Norbotten, 2 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.), identification 

 not positive; Upsala, 7 (U.S.N.M.); Medelpad, west Norrland, 2; Sma- 

 land, 2. 



<J, ?. Medelpad, W. Norrland, Lord Lilford (p). 8.10.19.2-3. 



Sweden. 



2. Smaland. Prof. Sundevall (c). 49. 11. 1. 3, 5. 



1. Kviokjock, Norbotten. Prof. Sundevall (c). 45. 10. 25. 7. 



2 c5. Holaaker, 1900 ft. K. J. Cuninghame 98. 2. 28. 8-9. 



(c & p). 



2 6. Molmen. P. J. Cuninghame 98. 5. 2. 3-4. 



(c & p). 



6, 9. Asker, Christiania. Christiania Museum 93. 3. 1. 14-15. 



(E). 



EVOTOMYS GLAEEOLDS ISTEEICDS Miller. 



1900. Evotomys hercynicus hercynicus Miller, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 

 ii, p. 100, July 26, 1900 (part ; specimens from Marxheim, Bavaria, 

 and Bustenari, Koumania). 



1909. Evotomys glareolus istericus Miller, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 



8th ser., in, p. 419, May, 1909. Type in British Museum. 



1910. Evotomys glareolus istericus Trouessart, Paune Mamm. d'Europe 



p. 172. 



Type locality. — Bustenari, Prahova, Roumania (in the Car- 

 pathians, north-west of Bucharest ; altitude 480 m.). 



Geographical distribution. — Drainage basin of the Danube, 

 from Bavaria through Hungary to Roumania and probably to 

 Bulgaria and the coast of the Black Sea. 



Diagnosis. — Auditory bullae more abruptly inflated on inner 

 side than in the typical subspecies ; colour lighter and more 

 yellow than in the other races, the red of rather narrow dorsal 

 area a clear yellowish rufous. 



Colour. — Summer pelage : dorsal stripe narrow and well 

 defined, not tending to spread over sides. It is rufous slightly 

 varied with yellowish wood-brown, and rather thickly sprinkled 

 with black-tipped hairs. Face, cheeks, and sides pale yellowish 

 wood-brown, tinged with grey ; underparts varying from creamy 

 white to a yellowish cream-buff. Rump like sides, rather 

 strongly contrasted with dorsal stripe. Feet greyish white. A 

 dark shade at ankle. Ears thinly haired, like dorsal stripe in 

 colour. Tail sharply bicolor, brown above becoming darker at 

 tip, soiled white below. Winter pelage : dorsal stripe slightly 

 less sharply defined than in summer, the rufous paler but warmer, 



