No. 366 Mus Peguensis. — The Pegu Field Mouse
Habitat.—The valley of the Sitang River, Burmah.
Description.—“Fur very full and dense, pale fulvescent olive brown on the upper parts, slightly yellowish-white below; whiskers remarkably long” (Blyth). Tail longer than head and body, and well clad with hairs, especially towards the tip.
Size.—Head and body, 3-1/8 inches; tail, nearly 4 inches.
No. 367. MUS NITIDULUS.
The Shiny Little House Mouse of Pegu.
Habitat.—The Sitang valley in Burmah.
Description.—The description given of this mouse by Blyth is extremely vague. He says: “A house mouse apparently, with tail equal to head and body, and uniformly furnished with minute setæ to the end; ears large and ample; colour nearly that of M. decumanus, with the under-parts subdued white, tolerably well defined.”
He remarks further on that the front teeth are conspicuously larger than those of M. musculus and M. urbanus.
Size.—Head and body, 3¼ inches; tail, the same.
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