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veft. They form their ned 

 above the ground, between the 

 draws of the (landing corn, and 

 fbmetimes in thirties : it is of a 

 round (hape, and compofed of 

 the blades of corn. They 

 bring about eight young at a 

 time. 



Thefe never enter houfes: 

 but are often carried in the 

 fheaves of corn into ricks ; and 

 often a hundred of them have 

 been found in a fingle rick, on 

 pulling it down to be houfed. 

 Thofe that are not thus car- 

 ried away in the (heaves, fhelter 

 themfelves during winter under 

 ground, and burrow deep, form- 

 ing a warm bed for themfelves 

 of dead grafs. 



They are the fmalleft of the 

 Britijh quadrupeds : their length 

 from nofe to tail is only two 

 inches and a half : their tail two 

 inches : their weight one fixth of 

 an ounce. They are more (len- 

 der than the other long tailed 

 Field Moufe -, their eyes lefs pro- 

 minent-, their ears naked, and 

 {landing out of the fur •, their 

 tail (lightly covered with hair; 



their 



