140 



BLACK RAT. 



Class I. 



GENUS XV. RAT. 



Toes four before ; five behind. 

 Tail very slender; naked, or very slightly 

 haired. 



25. Black. 



Manners. 



Mus domesticus major, seu 

 Rattus. Rail syn. quad. 217- 



Meyer s an. ii. Tab. 83. 



Gesner quad. 731. 



Mus cauda longissima obscure 

 cinereus. Brisson quad. 118.' 



De Buffon, Tom. vii. p. 278. 

 Tab. 36. 



Brit. 



Fren. 

 Ital. 

 Span. 

 Port. 



Llygoden ffrengig 

 LeRat 

 Ratto, Sorcio 

 Raton, Rata 

 Rato 



Mus Rattus. Gm. Lin. 127. 

 Mus cauda longa subnuda cor- 



pore fusco cinerescente. 



Faun. Suec. 33. 

 Mus Rattus, mus cistrinarius. 



Klein quad. 57 • 

 Br. Zool. 46. Hist. quad. ii. 



No. 373. p. 176. Arct. 



Zool. i. 150. 



Germ. Ratz . 



Dut. Rot 



Swed. Rotta 



Dan. Rotte. 



JlHE rat is the most pernicious of our 

 smaller quadrupeds: our meat, corn, paper, 

 cloaths, furniture, in short every conveniency of 

 life is a prey to this destructive creature ; nor 

 does it confine itself to these, but will make 

 equal havoke among our poultry, rabbets, or 

 young game. Unfortunately for us it is a do- 

 mestic animal, always residing in houses, barns, 



