. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 40 ZOOLOGY. Besides these, four mice belong here:— The Common Mouse {Mus musculus). Back yellowish grey-black, gradually shading into a somewhat lighter tint on the under side. The Wood Mouse, or Long-tailed Field Mouse (M. sylvaticus). Back a brown shade of yellowish grey ; belly white, sharply marked off; relatively very long hind legs, hence a hopping gait. The long-tailed. Fig. 22.—The Long-tailed Field Mouse (JIas sylvatUms'). field mouse penetrates tolerably far into woods, but is also found in plantations and gardens, sometimes also in quite treeless reg
. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 40 ZOOLOGY. Besides these, four mice belong here:— The Common Mouse {Mus musculus). Back yellowish grey-black, gradually shading into a somewhat lighter tint on the under side. The Wood Mouse, or Long-tailed Field Mouse (M. sylvaticus). Back a brown shade of yellowish grey ; belly white, sharply marked off; relatively very long hind legs, hence a hopping gait. The long-tailed. Fig. 22.—The Long-tailed Field Mouse (JIas sylvatUms'). field mouse penetrates tolerably far into woods, but is also found in plantations and gardens, sometimes also in quite treeless regions. On arable land it may adopt the habits of the field vole (p. 42), but as it does not multiply so rapidly is not nearly so injurious. It may also live either for a short time or per- manently in houses, adopting the same habits as the common mouse. The Harvest Mouse (M. minutus). Small, pretty; back yellowish brown red, belly of a sharply marked- off white. Lives in cornfields during the summer; in harvest time by the field-paths; during winter in barns and haystacks, but also in outdoor nests in the fields. Climbs among the grass and corn-haulms, and the small stems and branches of other plants, including shrubs, holding fast, not only by the feet, but also by the tail. Builds a beautiful spherical nest with a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bos, Jan Ritzema, 1850-1928; Ainsworth Davis, J. R. (James Richard), 1861-1934. London, Chapman & Hall, Ld.
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