308 R A T: 
229. Mouse. Mus domefticus communis feu peritaddftylis. Lin.fyf. 83. Mus, 
minor. Gefner quad. 714, Rail Fauh.fuec. No. 34. 
fyn. quad. 218. Mus cauda longiilima, obfcure 
Mus minor, mufculus vulgaris, cinereus, ventre fubalbefcente. 
Klein quad. Brifforlquad. ng. 
Mauls, KrarnepAuffr. 316. La Souris deBuffon. vii. 309. tab. 
Mus mufculus. M. cauda elon- lix. Br.Zool.l. 105. Br.Zool.il- 
gata, paixnis tetrada&ylis, plantis 1 lufr. tab. cii. 
An animal that needs no defcription: when found 
white is very beautifull, the full bright eye appear- 
ing to great advantage amidfl the fnowy fur. 
Inhabits all parts of the world, except the Arttic : 
follows mankind. 
230. Field. Mus agreftis minor. Gefner quad. Mus fylvaticus. M. cauda longa, 
733. _ palmis tetradaftylis, plantis pen- 
Mus domefiicus medius Rail fyn. tadaftylis, corpore grifeo pilis 
quad. 218. # nigris abdomine albo. Lin.fyf. 
Maufs mit weilfen bauch. Kra- 84. Faun. Suec. No. 36. 
trier Aufr. 317. Le Mulot deBuffon , vii. 325. tab . 
Mus cauda longa fupra e fufco xli. 
flavefcens, infra ex albo cine- Long-tailed field-moufe Br.Zeol. 
refcens. Briffon quad. 123. I. 103. 
R. with full and black eyes: head, back and fides, 
of a yellowilh brown, mixed with feme dniky hairs : 
breaft of an ochre color : belly white : length, from 
the tip of the nofe to the tail, four inches and a half 3 
tail four inches, (lightly covered with hair. 
Inhabits Europe: found only in fields and gar¬ 
dens : feeds on nuts, acorns and corn : forms great 
magazines of winter provifion: hogs, tempted by 
the fmell, do much damage in the fields, by root¬ 
ing up the hoards: makes a neft for its young very 
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