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MAMMALIA. GLIRES. Mus. 
Cregalu, Tail Hiort ; ears longer than the fur ; fore-feet ---toec!, t''''*’ 
the rudiments of a fourtli ; body greyini. 
Tit- T' n . . Gregarious MoW 
inhabits EajieiTi .• burrows in clrv fickls, with 
holes leading to chaiTibers wliere are dejioiitcxl fl;ores of 
chiefly' of garlic and liily ; eats fitling up j ipalc 4, foniJ'-'^' 
inches long, ' . 
Osconomus Tail fhort ; ears Hiortcr than the fur ; fore-feet 3-toed, 
the rudiments of a lourth; body brown. 
T , , . . • Eecnomic M'jt'}'. 
Inhabits Siheria, in damp meadows, forntiii!; burrows with Jiv-""' 
chambers and entrances, where it liorcs for winter ufe br.lh'^'^ 
roots and faiinaceou.i f-t-ds ; \\-atidcrs in troops in a fti'dil'i 
bnc even oyer rivers, and is preyed on by birds, iifli and 
beafls ; their lioards iirc fought after by the natives, anti 
animahs thejnrcives ealcn ; body 4 inches, tail 1. 
Lsnigir. Tail middle length; forcTeet 4rtocd, hind 5 ; bodv aV 
rcous, woolly. _ 
Inliahits AoJ'tlicrn Chi/i ; burrows, is dmulv, docile, 
feeds on hulhous rootty cniefly onions female brings twic- ' 
year 3 — 6 young; 6 inches long. 
Ears Imall, acute; fiioul fliort ; hair long, fift, fonncrlv 
by the Peruvians tor the iinelt wcxil. 
*Afvalis. Tail flrort ; ears above the fur ; fore-feet 3-tocd, with 
rudiments of a fourth ; body brown. Meadow Mov!^' 
Inhabits Europe, Siberia, ami Kerofaandland , in hedoes, o*'!' 
hclds, gardens, nearw'atcr; feeds on corn, nuts, acorm, 
it iloies up ; is tlie prey of cats and many wild animals ; 
TUdny times a year 8 — 12 young; ^ inches long. 
Head large ; riofe blunt ; belly jiale ; tail tufted at the tip. 
Sodalis. 
Tail fliOrt; ears round, very fhort; fore-feet '•-toed 
the rudiments of a fourth; body pale, beneath Whif 
Inhabits fandy dciert.s between the Volga and Ural rivers ii‘ ' 
f-i- 
milics of male and fcauale with ihei/offspring ; fcecirnn 
roots-. ,.s the prey of crows, otters -and wee4; a little , 
L’agurtis. 
tlian 3 inches lung. 
Tail fliort ; cars fliorter than the fur ; fore-feet 
the rudimeiHs of a foiir.tli ; body 
longitudinal blnclc line. 
3,toed, 
cinereous, W*ib 
Hare-tail ’d Mod,, 
