102 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
INSECTIVORA. 
The nomenclature of the true Shrews has already been 
explained in ‘ The Zoologist.’* That of the Water Shrew un- 
fortunately involves a change, for the name Neomys was pro- 
posed as a generic title for it in 1829,+ while Crossopus only dates 
from 1832. 
CARNIVORA. 
The Scomber-scomber names in this group have already been 
referred to, and that of Putorius nivalis for the Weasel explained 
in ‘ The Zoologist.’ { 
Among the Pinnipedia, the vexed question of hispida versus 
fetida for the Ringed Seal has been settled by Mr. Sherborn’s 
researches on the dates of the plates of Schreber’s ‘ Saugethiere,’ 
which give hispida a year’s priority over its rival. 
T'richechus is now universally admitted (even by people who 
refuse to adopt the alteration involved) to have been based on the 
Manatee. It should not therefore be used for the Walrus. 
RODENTIA. 
The British Squirrel, Short-tailed Field Vole, and Common 
Hare have all lately been considered to be at least subspecifically 
different from the typical continental forms, as is also the 
Hebrides Field Mouse; while another form of Mus sylvaticus has 
been shown to be the same as the Danish “‘ Mus flavicollis.”’ 
These refinements, however, while of great interest to the 
technical student, do not directly affect the specific nomenclature, 
and need not therefore detain us here. 
Among the Voles, it seems time that the generic separation of 
the Bank Vole from the others, long universally recognized by 
technical writers, should be adopted in more popular works. The 
* 1895, p. 62. 
+ Kaup. Entwick. Europ. Thierw. p. 117, 1829. Lewcorrhynchus, p. 118, 
and Hydrogale, p. 123, of the same work, become synonyms of Neomys. 
They would all antedate Crossopus. 
{ 1895, p. 177. In his adverse note on this paper, Mr. Harting ignores 
the fact that, in Scandinavia at least, the Weasel does usually have some 
black hairs at the end of its tail. Shortly after the paper was published 
Dr. Collett was good enough to send to the British Museum a Weasel 
agreeing exactly with Linnzus’s diagnosis, and this specimen I should be 
delighted to show to anyone still doubtful about ‘‘ Mustela nivalis.” 
