. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. (48 RODENTIA whitish throughout or sprinkled witli blackish above, sometimes rather distinctly bicolor. SA-uU and teeth.—The skull is slightly smaller than that of Arvicola scherman scherman (condylobasal length in fully adult specimens seldom if ever exceeding 35 mm.), and the fossorial characteristics, particularly the shallowness of the rostrum as. Fig. \',i. Arvicola sdierman exitits. Xat. size. compared with brain-case, are carried to the extreme. Teeth as in the typical form
. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. (48 RODENTIA whitish throughout or sprinkled witli blackish above, sometimes rather distinctly bicolor. SA-uU and teeth.—The skull is slightly smaller than that of Arvicola scherman scherman (condylobasal length in fully adult specimens seldom if ever exceeding 35 mm.), and the fossorial characteristics, particularly the shallowness of the rostrum as. Fig. \',i. Arvicola sdierman exitits. Xat. size. compared with brain-case, are carried to the extreme. Teeth as in the typical form, but upper incisors even more strongly projecting. Measurements.—External measurements of type (adult female): head and body, 138 ; tail, 64 ; hind foot, 24 ; ear, 13. Average and extremes of eight adults fi'om the type locality : head and body, 146-6 (135-165); tail, 62-7 (56-70); hind foot, 23-7 (23-25). Adult male and female from Vitznau, Lucerne, Switzerland: head and body, 131 and 133; tail, 67 and 61 hind foot, 24 * 5 and 23 • 5 ; ear, 13 and 12. Average and extremes of six adults from Les Plans, Vaud : hind foot, 23 • 3 (23-25) Average and extremes of five adults from Cranves-Sales, Haute Savoie, France : head and body, 138 (135-140) ; tail, 54 (52-57) hind foot, 22-5 (22-23); ear, 11-8 (11-12). For crania measurements see Table, p. 750. Specimens examined.—Eighty-two, from the following localities ;— Feajstce : Gerbaniont, near Vagney, Vosges, 6 (Latasts); Cranves- Sales, Haute-Savoie, 8 ; Lucinges, Haute-Savoie, 4 ; Jlontaubau, Haute- Savoie, 2; Scientriers, Haute-Savoie, 1 (Mottaz) ; Ktupes, Doubs. 1 (IMottaz; not typical).. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Miller, Gerrit Smith. London : BMNH
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