[NO. 354. MUS PEGUENSIS.]
The Pegu Tree Mouse.
HABITAT.—The Sittang valley, Burmah.
DESCRIPTION.—Fulvescent olive brown on the upper parts, yellowish-white below; whiskers remarkably long; the tail very long and conspicuously haired towards the tip; more so, Blyth remarks, than any other mouse, especially when held up to the light.
SIZE.—Head and body, 3-1/8 inches; tail, 3-7/8; in one specimen, 4½ inches.
We now come to the terrestrial or house mice.
[NO. 355. MUS URBANUS.]
The Common Indian Mouse (Jerdon's No. 186).
NATIVE NAMES.—Lengtia-indur, Bengali; Mesuri, Musi, Chuhi, Hindi.
HABITAT.—Throughout India and Ceylon.
DESCRIPTION.—Somewhat resembling the English mouse, but with very much longer, coarser tail, larger eyes, and smaller ears; dusky reddish-brown above, somewhat paler below; the feet paler still, whitish in some; the tail nude, thick at base, longer by an inch than the head and body, and of a dark brown colour. The young are more dusky.
SIZE.—Head and body, about 2 to 3 inches; tail, 3 to 4 inches.