. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. RODENTIA. RED FIELD-VOLE. 327 RED FIELD-VOLE, OR BANK-VOLE. Arvicola glareolus (Schreber). Specific Oluvracter.—Back rich reddish-chestnut, flanks grey, lower parts and feet nearly pure white. Tail about one-half the length of the body, hairy, dark brown above and white below. Upper grinders with double roots in the adult. The first upper grinder has four spaces and five angles, the second six spaces and eight angles ; the first lower grinder has seven spaces and nine angles. Mus glareolus, Sohkeber, Saugeth, III.
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. RODENTIA. RED FIELD-VOLE. 327 RED FIELD-VOLE, OR BANK-VOLE. Arvicola glareolus (Schreber). Specific Oluvracter.—Back rich reddish-chestnut, flanks grey, lower parts and feet nearly pure white. Tail about one-half the length of the body, hairy, dark brown above and white below. Upper grinders with double roots in the adult. The first upper grinder has four spaces and five angles, the second six spaces and eight angles ; the first lower grinder has seven spaces and nine angles. Mus glareolus, Sohkeber, Saugeth, III. 680. Arvicolapratensis, Baillon in F. Cuv. Mamm. IT. ,, riparia, Yakeell, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, 109. ,, rufescens, De Selys, Campag. de Liege, 13. ,, hicolor, Fatio, Kev. et Mag. Zool. 1862. The Bank-Vole, or as it may be better named, the Red Field-Vole, was first noticed by Pallas [Nov. Spec. Glires, p. 247) as a variety of his Mus rutilus, and was first separated as a distinct species in Schreber's great work on the Mammalia. It has since received various other names, owing to its variability in colour and pro- portions. It may be readily distinguished from the other smaller European Voles by the red colour of its 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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