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ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. 
incisors are slender; those on the upper jaw are yellow, and those of the 
under yellow-white. 
In. Lines. 
Length from nose to root of tail . .54 
of tail 3 4 
from nose to ear . . .12 
Habitat, Coqnimbo, Chile, (May.) 
This mouse is remarkable for the great length and softness of its fur, even 
among the species here described, most of which have very loose, long and 
soft fur. 
The molars of the upper jaw are figured in Plate 33, fig. 6, b . — molars of the 
lower jaw, fig. 6, a. 
“ Inhabits dry stony places, which character of country is general in this part 
of Chile.”— D. 
In. Lines. 
Length of tarsus (claws included) . .10^ 
of ear 0 6^ 
19. Mus NASUTUS. 
Plate XVII. — Fig. 2. 
Mus nasutus, Waterli., Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London for February 1837, p. 16. 
M. supra obscurb Jlavescenti-fuscus, ad latera fulvescens ; subtiis obscure fulvo tinctus : 
pedibus pilis obscurb fuscis tectis ; unguibus longis ; auribus mediocribus ; cauda cor - 
pore breviore , supra fused , subtiis sordidb alba : rhinario producto. 
Description. — Muzzle very long and pointed, ears small, tail shorter than the 
body, claws long and but slightly arched ; inner, rudimentary toe of the fore 
foot furnished with a pointed claw ; fur moderate, and slightly glossy : 
general colour yellowish brown, of the sides of the body yellow, of the under 
parts pale yellow ; the chin, throat and chest whitish : feet brown ; ears well 
clothed with hairs, those on the inner side are most of them yellow, but some 
are black. All the fur is of a deep lead colour at the base ; the hairs on the 
upper parts and sides of the head and body are broadly annulated with deep 
golden yellow near the apex, and blackish at the apex ; on the upper parts 
long brownish black hairs are thickly interspersed with the ordinary fur, 
but on the side of the body they are less numerous, hence on this part 
