DESCRIPTION.—"Above rusty brown, medially black; lips and the whole under side pale ochraceous; feet white, all the hair being slate coloured at the base; tail above brown, below with white hairs; upper whiskers black, lower white. Rather smaller and more delicately built than our common harvest mouse."—Prof. Peters, 'P. Z. S.' 1866, p. 559.
[NO. 369. MUS CUNICULARIS.]
The Little Rabbit-Mouse.
HABITAT.—Cherrapunji, Assam.
DESCRIPTION.—"A small field (?) mouse, remarkable for its ample ears and tail shorter than head and body; colour of a wild rabbit above, below white; and the feet with brownish hairs above, but with white hairs upon the toes; tail conspicuously ringed; the setæ minute and inconspicuous."—Blyth.
SIZE.—Head and body, 2½ inches; tail, 2-1/8 inches; ears posteriorly half an inch.
[NO. 370. MUS ERYTHROTIS.]
The Cherrapunji Red-eared Mouse.
HABITAT.—Cherrapoonji, Assam.
DESCRIPTION.—A small mouse with very deep soft fur, very long and silky, of a rich dark brown colour, grizzled and brightly tinged with rufous or rufo-ferruginous towards the tail, and upon the ears conspicuously. In such spirit specimens as I have seen the colour was darker than in life, but the soft silkiness of the fur could be seen to advantage as it floated in the clear liquid; the lower parts are whitish, tinged with fawn; feet with brown hairs above; ears small and hirsute, and the tail is also hairy.
SIZE.—Head and body, 2¼ inches; tail, 2-3/8 inches.