Clafs I. F I E L D M O U S E. 103 



Species IV. The long-tailed Field Moufe. 



Mus domefticus medius. Rati Mus fylvaticus. M. caudalonga, 



fyn. quad. 21 8. palmis tetradadlyiis, plantis 



Mus Cauda longa fupra e fufco pentadaftylis, corpore grifeo 



flavefcens infra ex albocinere- pilis nigris abdomine albo. 



fcens. Brijfon quad. 123. Lin. fyft. 84. 



De Buffotiy lorn. vii. 325. Tab. Taun. Suec. 36. 



41, Brii. Zoo I. 4^^ 



N AM E S, 



Brit. Llygoden ganolig, Lly- Fren. Le Mulct 

 goden y maes Dan. Voed 



THIS meafures from the nofe-end to the fetting 

 on of the tail, four inches and half: the tail is 

 four inches long : the eyes are black, large, and full : 

 the ears prominent : the head and upper part of the 

 body, is of a yellowifh brown, mixed with fome duf]<:y 

 hairs : the bread is of an ochre color j the reft of the 

 under fide is white : the tail is covered with fhort 

 hair. 



Thefe animals are found only in fields and gardens : 

 in fome places they are called bean-mice, from the 

 havoke they make among beans when firft fown. 

 They feed alfo on nuts, acorns, and corn, forming 

 in their burroughs vaft magazines of winter pro- 

 vifion; 



Ssepe exiguus mus 

 Sub terris pofuitque domes atque horrea fecit.' 

 Virgil. Gecrg, i. I. i8i. 



H 4 Doflor 



