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ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. 



incisors are slender; those on the upper jaw are yellow, and those of the 

 under yellow-white. 



Length from nose to root of tail 



of tail . . . 

 from nose to ear 



In. Lines. 



5 4 

 3 4 

 1 2 



Length of tarsus (claws included) . 



of ear 





In. 



Lines 



1 



o* 







H 



Habitat, Coquimbo, Chile, {May.) 



This mouse is remarkable for the great length and softness of its fur, even 



among the species here described, most of which have very loose, long and 



soft fur. 



The molars of the upper jaw are figured in Plate 33, fig. 6, b. — molars of the 



lower jaw, fig. 6, a. 



" Inhabits dry stony places, which character of country is general in this part 



of Chile."— D. 



19. Mus NASUTUS. 



Plate XVII. — Fig. 2 



Mus nasutus, WaterL, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London for February 1837, p. 16. 



M. supra obscurb JIavescenti-fuscus, ad laterafulvescens; subtus obscure fulvo tinctus: 

 pedibus pilis obscurh fuscis tectis ; unguibus longis ; auribus mediocribus ; caudd cor- 

 pore breviore, suprh fused, subtus sordide alba : rhinario producto. 



Description. — Muzzle very long and pointed, ears small, tail shorter than the 

 body, claws long and but slightly arched ; inner, rudimentary toe of the fore 

 foot furnished with a pointed claw; fur moderate, and slightly glossy: 

 general colour yellowish brown, of the sides of the body yellow, of the under 

 parts pale yellow ; the chin, throat and chest whitish : feet brown ; ears well 

 clothed with hairs, those on the inner side are most of them yellow, but some 

 are black. All the fur is of a deep lead colour at the base ; the hairs on the 

 upper parts and sides of the head and body are broadly annulated with deep 

 golden yellow near the apex, and blackish at the apex ; on the upper parts 

 long brownish black hairs are thickly interspersed with the ordinary fur, 

 but on the side of the body they are less numerous, hence on this part 



