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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
MAMMALIA. 
CARNIVORA. 
Polecats in Suffolk.—I have to record the capture of three more speci- 
mens of Mustela putorius in North-west Suffolk, two of which I examined 
in the flesh at Bury St. Edmunds on Nov. 16th, and could have purchased. 
All three came from the headquarters of this species in the Mildenhall 
district.—JuLian G. Tuck (Tostock Rectory, Suffolk). 
RODENTIA. 
Notes on the Bank Vole.—The Bank Vole (Microtus glareolus) from 
Kent, referred to by Mr. Oxley Grabham (ante, p. 477), is undoubtedly a 
large one, exceeding in length by half an inch the longest specimen from 
Kast Suffolk, whose dimensions I have taken. For the purpose of com- 
parison it may be worth while recording the dimensions of some of the 
largest examples, among a number of individuals from the parish of Blax- 
hall, in Suffolk, carefully measured at various times. All the specimens 
whose measurements are here given exceed the average size of this little 
animal. 
Head and body. Tail. 
(Tip of nose to vent.) (Vent to extremity Total length. 
of hair or tip.) 
in. lin. in. lin. in. lin. 
Male. oe Sale |) 20 fat 6 0 
ees oeivcinss 3 10 P10 Re 5 8 
Gh oie Faaiicie a de oy ek 1 63 sat Doe 
Bemale ......66056. 4 0 Lf. 9g we h 9 
Sex not noted...4 2 LR 6 A 5 9 
The delicate fawn or orange tint with which the under surface of the body 
of adults is at times found to be suffused appears to me to be most pro- 
nounced in the winter, when the fur is in its best condition; but to 
determine this point further observation is needed. Two females caught - 
here in January had the fur upon the abdomen beautifully stained with 
bright fawn-colour, while a male also taken in January had very little of 
that tint. Another male, in the month of February, was only slightly 
tinted. A third male, caught in March, was also but faintly stained with 
