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WOOD DORMOUSE. 



Myoxus Dryas. M. ex griseo rufus, suhtus sordide albus, linea 

 nigra recta utrinque per oculos ad auriculas ducta. Lin. Syst. 

 Nat. Gmel p. ij6. Schreb. saeugtk.p. 831. t. 225. B. 



Greyish -rufous Dormouse, whitish beneath, with a strait black 

 stripe across the eyes to the ears. 



This species is much allied to the preceding, 

 but has a less sharpened visage, and a much 

 shorter tail ; and its general proportions bear a 

 greater resemblance to those of the fat dormouse. 

 Its length to the tail is about four inches, and the 

 tail, about three inches. Its colour on the upper 

 parts and tail is greyish ferruginous, and of the 

 under parts yellowish white : the patch or black 

 mark on each side the head is much narrower than 

 in the preceding species, and extends only to the 

 ears : the tail is very furry, the hair spreading as 

 in that of a squirrel. It is said to be a native 

 of Russia, Georgia, &c, inhabiting woods, &c. 



