GARLIC MOUSE. 89 



the shoulders : the limbs small and slender, and 

 the tail about an inch long : the eyes very small ; 

 the ears entirely hid in the fur, and the nose ra- 

 ther inclining to a sharp form. It was observed 

 by Mr. O. F. Miiller, in the year 1777, in the 

 island of Laland, among some sea lyme-grass 

 (Elymus arenarius), growing on the sand near 

 the shore. Nothing particular is known of its 

 manners, and it remains doubtful whether it be a 

 distinct species or a variety of the oeconomic 

 mouse. 



GARLIC MOUSE. 



Mus AUiarius. M. cauda unciali, auribus majmculk subpihshf 

 corpore cmereo subtus albido. Lin, Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 133. 

 Pall. Glir. p. 2^2. ' 



Cinereous Mouse, whitish beneath, with rather large slightly 

 hairy ears, and tail about an inch in length. 



Garlic Mouse. Peniumt Quadr. 2. p. 197. 



The Garlic Mouse was first described by Dr. 

 Pallas, who informs us that it is a native of Si- 

 beria, where it is chiefly found about the Jenesei 

 and Lena, and is frequent in the subterraneous 

 magazines of bulbous roots, especially the Allium 

 angulatum, or angular garlic, formed by the Si- 

 berian peasants. It is very nearly allied to the 

 meadow mouse, but the ears are larger, and the 

 body is of a cinereous colour above, and whitish 

 beneath; it measures somewhat more than four 

 inches from nose to tail, and the tail about an 



