No. 352 Mus Badius. — The Bay Tree Mouse
Habitat.—The valley of the Sittang, Burmah.
Description.—“Similar to M. oleraceus, but with the eye fully twice as large, and black whiskers; colour of the upper parts a more rufous chestnut or cinnamon hue, of the lower parts white, almost pure.”—Blyth.
Size.—Head and body, 3 inches; tail, 4-3/8 inches.
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