[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.
[NO. 353. MUS GLIROIDES.]
The Cherrapoonjee Tree Mouse.
HABITAT.—Khasia hills.
DESCRIPTION.—Fur exceedingly dense and fine, of a light brown, tinged with fawn; the basal two-thirds of the piles are dusky ash coloured; the lower parts are white, very faintly tinged with fawn; the white purest about the lips and chin; whiskers long; feet large and sparsely clad with white hairs; a distinct brown mark on each hind foot reaching almost to the division of the toes; ears smallish, ovoid, naked.
SIZE.—Head and body, 2 inches; tail (?) mutilated.
Blyth says this animal has much of the aspect of the European dormouse (Myoxus avellanarius), but nothing is said about its dentition, which would at once settle the question whether the young specimen with its imperfect tail were a true Mus or a species of Myoxus.[24]
24 See [Appendix A] for description and dentition of Myoxus.