870 EODENTIA 



1872. Mas musculus var. flavescens Fischer, Zool. Garten, xm, p. 223, 



July, 1872 (Berlin, Germany). 

 1910. Mus musculus and M. musculus poschiavinus Trouessart, Faune 



Mamm. d'Europe, p. 145. 



Type locality. — Upsala, Sweden. 



Geographical distribution. — Europe north of the Mediterranean 

 region. 



Diagnosis. — General colour dark and brownish, usually with- 

 out evident yellowish tinge, the belly dusky greyish. 



Measurements. — Adult male and female from Iceland : head 

 and body, 87 and 89 ; tail, 95 and 92 ; hind foot, 18-6 and 19 ; 

 ear, 17 and 16. Average and extremes of seven adults from 

 near London, England: head and body, 78 -4 (75-84); tail, 

 78-6 (76-86); hind foot, 17-3 (16-6-18). Adult male and 

 female from Richmond, Surrey : head and body, 81 and 80 ; tail, 

 89 and 77; hind foot, 16 6 and 17; ear, 14 "4 and 14. Adult 

 female from Holme, Mandal, Norway : head and body, 85 ; tail, 

 89; hind foot, 1 17 -4; ear, 14. Average and extremes of eight 

 adults from the Harz Mountains, Germany : head and body, 96 

 (87-103); tail, 90 -2 (84-102) ; hind foot, 18-4 (17-6-19-4). 

 For cranial measurements see Table, p. 872. 



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

 localities : — 



Iceland : Near Reykjavik, 7 (U.S.N.M.). 



Scotland : North Uist, Hebrides, 1 (Edinburgh) ; Dunvegan, Skye, 1 ; 

 Grantown-on-Spey, Elgin, 2 (Wilson) ; Jardine Hall, Dumfriesshire, 4 

 (U.S.N.M.). 



England : Oundle, Northamptonshire, 3; Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, 1 ; 

 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, 1 ; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1 (Wilson) ; 

 London, 3 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.) ; Eichmond, Surrey, 5 (U.S.N.M.) ; Wands- 

 worth Common, Surrey, 4 ; Martock, Somerset, 1 ; Newport, Isle of Wight, 

 1 ; Ramsay, Isle of Man, 2 ; Ballasalla, Isle of Man, 1 ; St. Ouen's Bay, 

 Jersey, 3 ; Alderney, 1. 



Ireland : Clare Island, Mayo, 3 ; Clifden, Galway, 2. 



Norway: Graven, Hardanger, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Holme, Mandal, 6. 



Belgium : Waremme, 2 (U.S.N.M.). 



Germany: Harz Mountains, 19 (U.S.N.M.); Dresden, 7 (U.S.N.M.); 

 Nuremberg, Bavaria, 1 (U.S.N.M.). 



Switzerland : Andermatt, Uri, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; St. Gothard, Uri, 1 

 (U.S.N.M.); Untervatz, St. Gallen, 1 ; St. Gallon, 4 ; Poschiavo, Grisons, 4 

 (U.S.N.M. and Geneva) ; St. Cergues, Vaud, 1. 



2 6, ?. Clare Island, Mayo, Ire- G. Barrett-Hamilton 11. 1. 2. 146-148. 



land. (B. H. Bunting.) (p). 



6, ?. Clifden, Galway. G. Barrett-Hamilton 11. 1. 2. 149-150. 



(B. B. Bunting.) (p). 



2 6. 9. Oundle, Northampton- Lord Lilford (p). 11. 1. 1. 166-168. 



shire, England. 



6. Wandsworth, Surrey. J. Miller (c & p). 4. 2. 12. 1. 



9. Martock, Somerset. C. B. Horsbrugh 11. 1. 3. 420. 



(c & p). 



6. Newport, Isle of Wight. R. J. Cuninghame 11. 1. 3. 421. 



(c & p). 



2 6, ?. St. Ouen's Bay, Jersey, O. Thomas (p). 8. 9. 2. 7-9. 



Channel Islands. 



(iJ. H. Bunting.) 



