. A history of British mammals . st conspicuous in winter. There is some local variation. Specimens from Scotland () and Anglesey (Oldham, Zoologist, 1895, 302) are said to showvery dull tints as compared, for instance, with those from near Reigate, Surrey, adults have a greyish-white belly; this is purerwhite in Hertfordshire, most brilliant in winter (Adams). The subjectrequires investigation by local naturalists. Occasionally a specimenhas the mantle so pale and the sides, cheeks, and face so grey as torecall the coloration of continental sub-species. The most pronouncedof
. A history of British mammals . st conspicuous in winter. There is some local variation. Specimens from Scotland () and Anglesey (Oldham, Zoologist, 1895, 302) are said to showvery dull tints as compared, for instance, with those from near Reigate, Surrey, adults have a greyish-white belly; this is purerwhite in Hertfordshire, most brilliant in winter (Adams). The subjectrequires investigation by local naturalists. Occasionally a specimenhas the mantle so pale and the sides, cheeks, and face so grey as torecall the coloration of continental sub-species. The most pronouncedof these are from Scotland, where also Millais believes that the averagesize is larger. For the skull and teeth, see description of genus Evotomys. m^is usually simple, having on each side three well-defined salient anglesand two infolds. Exceptional variation:—Forrest has sent me a note of a melanicindividual taken at Ellesmere, Shropshire; the whole animal wasuniform dull brownish - black. Several entirely or partially albinic. (I, 2) Arvkola amphibia amphibia; (3) A British Microtina: (Skins) ; ^ . ? . a. reta; (4, 5) Evotomys ghreolus; (6, 7) ^- skomere,ms. PLATE XXVI.
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