. Die populäre Naturgeschichte. Zoologie. Die CAMPAGNOL. 139 Tier füttern, habe ich entschlossen, die kleinen Geschöpfe mit mehr Sorgfalt zu beobachten. Mv-eigenen Zeugnis fällt genau mit denen von anderen Beobachtern, denn ich habe noch nie die wahre snub sah - gerochen, kurze-eared, Gelb - gezahnte Vole in Essen tierische Nahrung, obwohl die braune Ratte oft in einem solchen Akt festgestellt werden kann. Viele haben mich zu den Themen gemacht, die zum größten Teil durch Personen, die Wasser- Ratten in Fang und Fisch essen engagiert gesehen haben geschrieben, und haben gedacht, dass die Straftäter die wahre Wasser Vole waren. In

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. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE CAMPAGNOL. 139 animal was feeding, I determined to watch the little creatures with more care. Mv own testimony coincides precisely with those of other observers, for I never yet saw the true snub-nosed, short-eared, yellow-toothed Vole engaged in eating animal food, although the brown rat may be often detected in such an act. Many communications have been made to me on the subject, written for the most part by persons who have seen water-side rats engaged in catching and eating fish, and have thought that the delinquents were the true Water Vole. Indeed, the Vole is allied very closely to the beaver, and partakes of the vegetarian character of that animal. The colour of the Water Vole is a chestnut brown, dashed with grey on the upper parts and fading to grey below. The ears are so short that they are hardly perceptible above the fur. The incisor teeth are of a light yellow, and are very thick and strong. The tail is shorter than that of the common rat, hardly exceeding half the length of the head and body. The average length of a full-grown Water Vole is thirteen inches, the tail being about four inches and three-quarters long.. CAMPAGNOL.—{A vicola arvdUs.) The Campagnol, or Short-tailed Field Mouse, is even more destruc- tive in the open meadows than the common grey mouse in the barns or ricks ; for, not contenting itself with plundering the ripened crops of autumn, it burrows beneath the ground at sowing time, and devours the seed-wheat which has just been laid in the earth. Besides these open-air depredations, it makes inroads into ricks and barns, and by dint of multitudinous numbers does very great harm. The colour of the Campagnol is ruddy brown on the upper surface of the body, and grey on the abdomen and chest. The ears are rounded and very small, closely resembling those of the water vole. The tail is only one-third the length of the body, and the total length of the animal is rather more than five inches. As

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1880
• booksubjectzoology
• bookyear1884