. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 316 RODENTIA. AllVICOUDJ;. Genus Arvicola. (Lacep.) VOLE. Generic Cha/racter.—Grinding-tcetli §:§, deeply snlcated externally; ranzzle ahtuse; toes separate; tail round and hairy, shorter than the body. WATER VOLE. WATER RAT. Arvicola amphibius. (Desmar.) Specific Character.—Greyish-brown, with a reddish or yellowish tinge ; paler beneath; sometimes of a uniform black all over. Tail about one-half the length of the body, or even less. The second upper grinder has four cemental spaces and five angles; the third has
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 316 RODENTIA. AllVICOUDJ;. Genus Arvicola. (Lacep.) VOLE. Generic Cha/racter.—Grinding-tcetli §:§, deeply snlcated externally; ranzzle ahtuse; toes separate; tail round and hairy, shorter than the body. WATER VOLE. WATER RAT. Arvicola amphibius. (Desmar.) Specific Character.—Greyish-brown, with a reddish or yellowish tinge ; paler beneath; sometimes of a uniform black all over. Tail about one-half the length of the body, or even less. The second upper grinder has four cemental spaces and five angles; the third has five spaces, imperfectly separated, and seven angles. Mm amphibius, Lihn. Syst. Nat. edit. xii. I. p. 82. Moll. Zool. Dan. Prod. p. 5, sp. 30. Erxleb. Syst. p. 86, 3. ,, aquations, Beisson, Eeg. Anim. p. 175. ,, terrestris, Lihn. Syst. Nat. Edit. xii. p. 82. Lemnius aquaticus, Fe. Cuviee, Diet. des. Sc. Nat. VI. p. 306. Arvicola amphibius, Desmar. Mammal, p. 280, sp. 435. ,, amphibia, Jehyns, Brit. Vert. p. 33. ,, aquatica, Flem. Brit. An. p. 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 Bell, Thomas, 1792-1880; Tomes, Robert F; Alston, Edward Richard, 1845-1881. London, J. Van Voorst
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