WOOLLY, AND BAIKAL MOUSE. €)l 
tawny line. Its belly is of a pale ash-colour ; its 
limbs are very short; its fore feet very strong. 
The two middle claws of the male are very strong, 
thick, and compressed at the end. Its tail is 
very short, terminated by some stiff bristles. The 
body is about five inches long. It inhabits La- 
brador. 
Woolly mouse. 
The woolly mouse, is a South American species, 
and is a native pf Chili, where it resides in sub- 
terraneous retreats, in a gregarious manner, and 
feeds on various kinds of roots. It breeds twice 
a year, bringing five or six at a time. It is said to 
be of a very mild and gentle disposition, very 
easily tamed, and often rendered domestic. The 
ancient Peruvians are said to have manufactured 
various valuable articles from its fur, which is of a 
woolly nature, long, and of exquisite fineness. This 
species is of a cinereous colour, and measures 
about six inches ; the ears are very small ; the 
nose short, and the tail of middling length. 
Baikal mouse. 
This species is a native of Siberia, and forms 
its nest beneath turfy ground, with several minute 
entrances. It is supposed to feed chiefly on the roots 
of the lilium pornponium, and allium teouissimum, 
which it collects for its winter provision. The male 
and female, together with the young of one year's 
age, reside in the same retreat. This species is not 
observed to migrate. It varies in size ; and the 
males are in general much smaller than the females. 
The usual length seems to be about four inches, 
and the tail about an inch and half; but some of 
