SORICINE MOUSE. 65 



ricks and about granaries^ and is often found in- 

 termixed with the Mus agrarius, inhabiting simi- 

 lar places. It seems extremely nearly aUied to 

 the harvest mouse, and it is not impossible that 

 it may in reality be the same animal ; the differ- 

 ences appearing almost too slight for a specific 

 distinction. 



SORICINE MOUSE. 



Mus Soricinus. M, cau'da mediocri subpilosa, restro producto, 

 auriculis orhicidatis uestitis, veUeris dorso fiamcante griseo, ab- 

 domine albido. Lin. Syst. Nat* Gmel. p. 130. 



Yellowish grey Mouse, with long snout^ round furred ears, and 

 hairy tail of moderate length. 



This is an extremely small species^, and has 

 the general appearance of a Sorex or Shrew, 

 having a long and slender or sharp-pointed snout 

 It is a native of Strasburg, where it was first 

 discovered by Professor Herman : its colour is a 

 pale yellowish or subferruginous brow^n, whitish 

 beneath : the ears are short and rounded, and are 

 covered with hair. It measures two inches from 

 nose to tail, and the tail is nearly of similar 

 length, or rather a trifle longer. 



V. II. p. I. 



