. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. LONG-TAILED WELD MOUSE. 293 RODENTTA. '/''M'"^^^ LONG-TAILED FIELD MOUSE. WOOD MOUSE. Mus sylvaticus. (Linn.) Specific Character.—Reddish-bro-wn above, whitish beneath, with a light brownish spot on the breast; ears -more than half the length of the head ; tail nearly as long as the head and body. Link. Syst. Nat. L p. 84,17. Ekxleb. Syst. p. 388, 4. Desmar. Mammal, p. 301, sp. 477. Flbm. Brit. An. p. 19. Jehtns, Brit. Vert. p. 30. ,, domeslicus medius, Rat, Syn. p. 218. Le Mulot, BuFFON, Hist. Nat. YII. p. 325, t
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. LONG-TAILED WELD MOUSE. 293 RODENTTA. '/''M'"^^^ LONG-TAILED FIELD MOUSE. WOOD MOUSE. Mus sylvaticus. (Linn.) Specific Character.—Reddish-bro-wn above, whitish beneath, with a light brownish spot on the breast; ears -more than half the length of the head ; tail nearly as long as the head and body. Link. Syst. Nat. L p. 84,17. Ekxleb. Syst. p. 388, 4. Desmar. Mammal, p. 301, sp. 477. Flbm. Brit. An. p. 19. Jehtns, Brit. Vert. p. 30. ,, domeslicus medius, Rat, Syn. p. 218. Le Mulot, BuFFON, Hist. Nat. YII. p. 325, t. xli. Long-tailed Field Mouse, Penh. Brit. Zool. p. 120, No. 28. Wood Mouse, Shaw, Gen. Zool. II. p. 58, t. cxxxii. This common species, which is scattered over almost the whole of the temperate regions of Europe, is in every part considered as one of the most destructive of all the minor pests of the corn-field, the nursery-ground, and the kitchen-garden. Multiplying in hosts, and each one laying up a winter store in its subterranean retreat, the devastations committed by it are almost incalculable. It is, however, a gentle and timid little creature; easily. 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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