. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. Feb., 1912. Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 215 Measurements — Total length, about in. (150 to 180 mm.); tail vertebras, about in. (45 mm.); hind foot, .88 in. (22 mm.). Habitat — Fields, meadows and swamps. The Meadow Mouse is common throughout northern IlHnois and Wisconsin in low meadows, marshes, and wooded swamps; but it is also found in dry pastures and com fields, especially in the autumn. Its exact southern range in Illinois has not been definitely determined but it probably does not extend much beyond the s
. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. Feb., 1912. Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 215 Measurements — Total length, about in. (150 to 180 mm.); tail vertebras, about in. (45 mm.); hind foot, .88 in. (22 mm.). Habitat — Fields, meadows and swamps. The Meadow Mouse is common throughout northern IlHnois and Wisconsin in low meadows, marshes, and wooded swamps; but it is also found in dry pastures and com fields, especially in the autumn. Its exact southern range in Illinois has not been definitely determined but it probably does not extend much beyond the south central portion of the state. Wood records it from McLean Co., Illinois {I. c, p. 551). Coues mentions specimens from St. Louis, Missouri, and Hahn, from Munroe and Ohio counties, Indiana, which are the most southern records in the western portion of its range that I have been able to find. This Mouse is not uncommonly seen running about in the daytime and it is more diurnal in its habits than most of its kind. Two or three litters are bom in a season and the young number from 5 to 8, generally 5 or 6. The nest is usually in burrows in tussocks of grass above the damp ground and is constructed of grass and pieces of weeds, the in- terior being lined with some soft substance, such as the pappus of milk- weed or cat-o'-nine-tails. The entrance is a hole on one side near the. Meadow Mouse or Meadow Vole (,Microtus pennsylvanicus).. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. s. l. , s. n.
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