. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. MAMMALS. n side entrance out of the haulms and leaves of grass and corn, or out of other leaves. Devours seeds, espe- cially grain, oats being the favourite. The Corn Blouse (M. agrarius). Back brownish red with longitudinal black stripes. In plains east of the Ehine. Usually local, but then very Fig. 23.—Upper Back Teeth of Brown Bat, seen from grinding surface. Fia. 24 Upper Back Teetli of Water Vole, Been from grinding surface. Chiefly in cornfields and fruitfields; digs holes in the soil. In autumn it often occurs in the field in large colonies.
. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. MAMMALS. n side entrance out of the haulms and leaves of grass and corn, or out of other leaves. Devours seeds, espe- cially grain, oats being the favourite. The Corn Blouse (M. agrarius). Back brownish red with longitudinal black stripes. In plains east of the Ehine. Usually local, but then very Fig. 23.—Upper Back Teeth of Brown Bat, seen from grinding surface. Fia. 24 Upper Back Teetli of Water Vole, Been from grinding surface. Chiefly in cornfields and fruitfields; digs holes in the soil. In autumn it often occurs in the field in large colonies. Food: grain, beans, peas, potatoes, turnips, carrots. In winter in the barns and dwelling-houses of farmers. Regarding the means of destroying those mice which are sometimes damaging to agriculture (M. sylvaticus andilf. Tninutus), see methods mentioned under "Field- vole " (p. 43). Family: Arvieolidse (Vole Family). The large voles are also popularly called " rats," the smaller ones " ; They closely resemble the true mice and rats (p. 38), but are distinguished from them by their plumper, more compressed body; a a thicker head with blunt snout, and ears quite hidden in the fur; and a short, tolerably hairy tail, on which no rings of scales can be distinguished. There are on each side of each jaw three back teeth, of which each appears to consist of two rows of three-sided 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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