Natural history of animals; . rly as large as the Brown, and was formerly themost common large Rat in stores, houses, barns, andother buildings, but has now nearly disappeared beforeits more powerful rival, the Brown Rat, which pursues,captures and devours it. If a rat gets wounded, hiscompanions, instead of aiding him, fall upon anddevour him. The Roof Rat, of the Southern States,originally from Egypt, where it lives in the thatchedroofs of the houses; the House Mouse, originally fromAsia, but now found in all countries ; the Harvest GNAWERS. 6/ Mouse, the White-footed Mouse, the Field Mouse,

Natural history of animals; . rly as large as the Brown, and was formerly themost common large Rat in stores, houses, barns, andother buildings, but has now nearly disappeared beforeits more powerful rival, the Brown Rat, which pursues,captures and devours it. If a rat gets wounded, hiscompanions, instead of aiding him, fall upon anddevour him. The Roof Rat, of the Southern States,originally from Egypt, where it lives in the thatchedroofs of the houses; the House Mouse, originally fromAsia, but now found in all countries ; the Harvest GNAWERS. 6/ Mouse, the White-footed Mouse, the Field Mouse, Stock Photo
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Natural history of animals; . rly as large as the Brown, and was formerly themost common large Rat in stores, houses, barns, andother buildings, but has now nearly disappeared beforeits more powerful rival, the Brown Rat, which pursues, captures and devours it. If a rat gets wounded, hiscompanions, instead of aiding him, fall upon anddevour him. The Roof Rat, of the Southern States, originally from Egypt, where it lives in the thatchedroofs of the houses; the House Mouse, originally fromAsia, but now found in all countries ; the Harvest GNAWERS. 6/ Mouse, the White-footed Mouse, the Field Mouse, andthe Jumping Mouse, are other kinds which are found inthe United States, but which cannot be described herefor want of room. For further description, see TenneysManual of Zoology. The Jumping Mouse, however, istoo interesting to be omitted. It is found over a largepart of North America, and is about three inches longto the tail, which, in some instances, is even six inchesin length. Its color is yellowish-brown, lined with. Fig. 94. — American Jumping Mouse. black, the lower parts white. It moves by very longand rapid leaps. It is found in the meadows andgrain-fields. The Muskrat, mentioned above, is very commonabout ponds, rivers, and brooks in North America. Itis a foot long, besides the tail, which is about as longas the body, and the color is dark brown above andrusty brown below. The fur is now sold under thename of river sable. Muskrats build winter houses ofmud, sticks, and grass, the entrance being beneath thewater, and leading to a dry apartment above. Porcupines. Porcupines are distinguished from all other Rodentsby their spines, or quills, which are very sharp. TheNorth American Porcupine is about two feet long, 68 VERTEBRATES : MAMMALS. brown in color, with long white-tipped hairs, and hasthe tail and upper parts covered with white spines. Itlives in hollow trees and in holes among the rocks, andreadily climbs trees. It eats bark, leaves, and greencorn. It is o