RUSTIC MOUSj:. 6l 



most points to the European animal, but the hin4 

 legs are longer in proportion : a dark stripe runs 

 down the back ; the cheeks and sides are orange 

 coloured, and the under parts are of a snowy 

 whiteness ; the ears are large, naked, and open ; 

 the whiskers very long, some of the hairs being 

 white and some black ; the tail dusky above, and 

 whitish beneath. It is often found in the pro- 

 vince of New York. 



RUSTIC MOUSE. 



Mus Agrarius. M. cauda longa squamosa , corpore lutescentcy 

 striga dorsali nigra, Lin. Syst. Nat, Gmel. p, 130. PalL 

 Glir. ^.95. 



Yellowish-brown Mouse, with long scaly tail and black dofsal 

 streak. 



Rustic Mouse. Penna?it Quadr. 2. p, 189. 



This species is found in Germany, as well as 

 in Russia and the more temperate parts of Siberia, 

 inhabiting corn-fields, and frequenting granaries, 

 &c. in the manner of the common field mouse. 

 It sometimes appears in immense multitudes in 

 paiticular seasons, and devours great quantities of 

 grain. It is often found in company with the 

 common mouse, the hawest mouse, and the wood 

 mouse, and sometimes gets into houses, where it 

 becomes so bold as to seize the very bread from 

 the table, without shewing any symptoms of fear. 

 This species burrows under ground, and collects 

 provision for its winter sustenance, which it de- 



