mtjs 879 



Boumania : Gageni, Prahova, 1 ; Patrily, 7. 

 Montenegro : Various localities, 5. 

 Albania : Various' localities, 6. 



5. Csallokoz-Somorja, Press- Budapest Museum 94. 3. 1. 48-52. 



burg, Hungary. (e). 



2 9. Hatszeg, Hunyad, Tran- C. G. Danford (c). 3. 2. 2. 33-34. 



sylvauia. 

 <J, 9. Pester Comitat. Budapest Museum 94. 7. 26 1-2 



6. Gageni, Prahova, Bou- Lord Lilford (p). 4. 4. 6. 41. 



mania. (TT. Dodson.) 

 7 <5. Patrily, Boumania. Lord Lilford (p). 4. 4. 6. 42-48. 



(W. Dodson.) 



2 (J, 3 9. Montenegro. (L. Filhrer.) 0. Thomas (p). 5. 8. 4. 18-22. 



3 (J, 3 9. North Albania. 0. Thomas (p). 5. 8. 4. 38-43. 



(L. Filhrer.) 



Mus spicilegus hjspanicus Miller. 



1909. Mus spicilegus hispanicus Miller, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 8th ser., 



in, p. 421, May, 1909. 



1910. Mus spicilegus hispanicus Trouessart, Paune Mamm. d'Europe, 



p. 148. 



Type locality. — Silos, Province of Burgos, Spain. 



Geographical distribution. — Central and southern Spain. 



Diagnosis. — General colour of upper parts buffy or pale buffy 

 grey. 



Colour. — Back and sides ranging from buff to a pale buffy 

 grey lighter and less yellow than the cream-buff of Ridgway, the 

 median dorsal region faintly ' ' lined " with black, the sides 

 gradually becoming clear buff or buffy grey, this colour con- 

 tinuing forward over cheeks and above eye to muzzle ; basal 

 portion of hairs slate-grey. Underparts sharply denned buffy 

 white, slightly clouded by slate-grey undercolour. Feet and 

 tail like belly, the tail with a narrow dusky dorsal area extend- 

 ing to tip. Ear thinly clothed, the colour buffy or greyish in 

 harmony with surrounding parts. 



Measurements. — Type (adult female) : head and body, 79 ; 

 tail, 50; hind foot, 14' 4; ear, 13 6. Average and extremes 

 of four adults from the type locality: head and body, 76 ■ 7 

 (75-79); tail, 53-7 (50-58); hind foot, 15-4 (14-4-16); ear 

 from meatus, 12 • 8 (12—13 • 6). Average and extremes of ten 

 adults from Elche, Alicante, Spain: head and body, 81-4 (76- 

 91); tail, 62-1 (59-72); hind foot, 16-5 (16-17); ear, 13-6 

 (13-14). Average and extremes of seven adults from San 

 Cristobal, Minorca, Balearic Islands : head and body, 77 • 2 

 (75-80); tail, 63-2 (59-66); hind foot, 16-1 (15-6-16-8); 

 ear, 12-5 (12-13). For cranial measurements see Table, p. 880. 



Specimens examined. — Eighty-five, from the following localities : — 

 Spain : Venta del Baul, Granada, 7 ; Elche, Alicante, 24 ; Alcoy, 

 Alicante, 21 ; Silos, Burgos, 12 ; Castrillo de la Beina, Burgos, 3 ; Pajares, 



