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in the year, and brings six or seven young at a 

 time. This species is often found of a pure 

 white, in which state it makes a most beautiful 

 appearance, the fine full eye appearing to great 

 advantage, amidst the snowy color of the fur v 

 The root of white hellebore and staves-acre, 

 powdered and mixed with meal, is a certain 

 poison to them. 



Musarvalis. M. Cauda unciali, in ventre vestitis. Brisson 31, Meadow. 



auriculis vellere prominulis, quad. 125. 



palmis subtetradactylis, cor- Mus agrestis. Faun. Suec. 30. 



pore fusco. Gm. Lin. 134. De Buffon, Tom. vii. 369. 



Mus agrestis capite grandi bra- Tab. 47- 



chiurus. Raii syn. quad. 218. Klein quad. 57 '. No. 50. 



Mus cauda brevi pilis e nigri- Br. Zool. 50. Hist. quad. ii. 



cante et sordide luteo mixtis No. 40Q. p. 205. Arct. 



in dorso et saturate cinereis Zool. i. 154. 



Brit. Llygoden gwtta'r maes Fren. Le petit Rat de 

 Ital. Campagnoli champs, Le campagnol 



Dan. Skier-muus. 



JL HE length of this species, from the nose to Descrip- 

 the tail, is about six inches ; the tail only an 

 inch and a half: the head is very large; the 

 eyes prominent ; the ears quite hid in the fur ; 

 the whole upper part of the body is of a ferrugi- 

 nous color, mixed with black ; the belly of a 

 deep ash-color ; the tail is covered with short 

 hair, ending with a little bush, about a quarter 



TION, 



