MAMMALIA. GLIRES. Mus. 
the liind-fcct coniieaed by a fold of {kin j/ad bro-Svn 
with grey, ia’/y whitifK-ani ; feet dirty- wh'itc ; tail 4 f inc>’' 
^Decuina. Tail very long, fcaly ; body briftly, grey above, 
beneath. Norway P 
inliabits India, Perjia, and lias been lately brought to 
burrows in banks, I'wims well, migrates in flocks, frcqU"''! 
houics, ftables, gutters, gardens, granaries; feeds on vcgetab'|‘ 
grain, flefli, poultry, and even its own tribe ; is hiante<^ ' 
dog, cats, ferrets, female thrice a year brings 12 18 yoi'''^ 
Body 9 inches long, tail 7, confiding of nearly 200 rings, 
diftinft ; htad long ; tihijktrs longer ; eyes large, promit’''’’' 
*,Rattiis. Tail very long, fcaly ; body blaefe, beneath hoary. 
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Inhabits Europe, Perfia, India, and latterly Africa, Ameri‘^’ 
infells houles and fliips, is cautions and iierce, drinks d* j 
devours whatever comes in its way, even its own fpcciesl ■ 
the prey of owls, weefels, and cats who will not alwa)’* *’ 
tack it; female 10 teats, brings 5 — 6 young. 
Length about 8 inches, tail the fame, confiiling of nearly 
rings, {lender ; body fometimes varies to grey with white If' 
and rarely to white with red eyes. 
Much fmaller, hardly weighing 6 — 7 drachms 
,et!i 
America- Tail long, fcaly ; headlong; nofe pointed; upper K 
much longer ; ears large, naked. American P. 
Inhabits North America, among ftones and clefts remote P 
habitations ; lometimes larger than the laft. 
Body deep brown ; belly paicr ; hair coarfe* 
T.ail long, nakedlfli; fore-feet 4-toed, hind-feet 5-10'^/' 
thumb without a claw. J\fm 
Inhabits houfes and granaries in Europe, Ajia, and AmetP\ 
follows mankind ; eats all kinds of provifions, drinks 
gentle, timid, quick, prolific ; devoured by rats, cats, ^vc<^y 
owls, and hedge-hogs; deftroyed by elder and hellebC 
about 3| inches long ; varies much in colour ; is faid to 
a fmall eleftric property when alive. 
•Sikaticus Tail long, fcaly; body yellowifti-broWn, beneath 
.breall yellow. ’ field jWl'' 
2. Entirely white ; e^-cs fedi ,, 
Inhabits Europe, in woods, fields, gardens, fhrubberries, 
winter in houfes ; feeds qn com and Iccds, which it colie^*</ 
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