. Catalogue of the mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British museum. Mammals. 674 RODENTIA. I'IG. 132. Microtus wjrestis fiirtus. Nat. size. tending to assume the sliort squarish form characteristic of true a(jrestis; upper parts noticeably tinged with russet, and belly heavily washed with wood-brown. Colour.—General effect of upper parts a tawny russet very indistinctly "lined" with black, the individual hairs slate-black basally, the light portion closely approaching orange- buff, though not so bright; sides paler and with a noticeable
. Catalogue of the mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British museum. Mammals. 674 RODENTIA. I'IG. 132. Microtus wjrestis fiirtus. Nat. size. tending to assume the sliort squarish form characteristic of true a(jrestis; upper parts noticeably tinged with russet, and belly heavily washed with wood-brown. Colour.—General effect of upper parts a tawny russet very indistinctly "lined" with black, the individual hairs slate-black basally, the light portion closely approaching orange- buff, though not so bright; sides paler and with a noticeable buffy tinge: underparts light ochraceous-buff irre- gularly darkened by the slaty bases of the hairs ; feet and under surface of tail concolor with belly ; upper sur- face of tail dark brown. Measurements.—Average and ex- tremes of five adults from the New Forest, Hampshire : head and body, 113-4(109-118); tail, 35-2 (33-39); hind foot, 17-3 (16-6-18); ear, 12*2 (11-13). Average and extremes of five adults from Graf- tonbury, Hereford : head and body, 113-2 (108-120); tail, 31-5 (29-33); hind foot, 16-7 (16-18). Average and extremes of four adults from Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire: head and body, 110 (108-112); tail, 29-2 (27-32); hind foot, 16-5 (16-18). For cranial measurements see Table, p. 678. Specimens examined.—One hundred and thirty-four, from the following localities:— Scotland : Windygates, Fife, 4; Stockbriggs, Lanarkshire, 2; Black- wood, Lanark, 7; Criefi, Perthshire, 1; Drumlaurig Woods, Dumfries, 1; Kirtle Bridge, Dumfries, 4; Wyseby, Dumfries, 3; Hawick, Roxburgh- shire, 1. England : Marsham, Yorkshire, 1; Dunham Park, Bowdon, Cheshire, 1; Longendale East, Cheshire, 1; Grimsby, Lincolnshire, 19; Grainsby Hall, Lincolnshire, 5; Cheadle, Staffordshire, 1; Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, 1; St. Bride's, Pembrokeshire, 1; Sandringham, Norfolk, 1; Methwold Fen, Norfolk, 3; Lowestoft, Suffolk, 1 ; Rugby, Warwickshire, 1; Lilford, Northamptonshire, 3 ; Oundle, Northam
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