THE SHORT-TAILED FIELD-MOUSE. 



This animal inhabits Europe: in England it is chiefly found in moift 

 meadows, where it makes its nerl: underground, and brings forth eight young 

 ones at a time, for which it has a lirong affection. With us it feldom inferls 

 gardens; but, in Newfoundland, where it breeds in great abundance, it does 

 much mifchief to thofe places. 



