XI. 



Franklin Ground-squirrel, Spermophile or Citellus; 

 Scrubgopher, Whistling Gopher, Gray-cheeked 

 Spermophile, Gray Ground-squirrel or Bushy-tailed 

 Ground-squirrel. 



Citellus franklini (Sabine). 



(Citellus the Latin name of the Ziesel or SousHk of Russia, the type of the present 

 genus; franklini, in honor of Sir John Franklin, commander of the Overland 

 Expedition, 1819-1822, on which Dr. John Richardson discovered this species at 

 Cumberland House. He sent the first specimen to Sir Joseph Sabine, vs^ho 

 named it.) 



Arctomys franklinii Sabine, 1822, Trans. Linn. Soc, XIII, 



p- 587- 



Citellus franklini Elliot, 1905. Check List Mam. N. A. Field 

 Mus. Pub. 105, Zool. ser.. Vol. VI, p. 105. 

 Type Locality. — Near Cumberland House, Sask. 



French Can., la Citelle ou V E' cureuil de Franklin. 

 Saute AU, Me-sed'-jee-dah-mo' (big squirrel). 

 Yankton Sioux, Ho-tang. 



The genus Citellus (Oken, 1816) comprises squirrel-like 

 animals that live on the ground, with tail more or less bushy 

 and usually long, outer ear various, from almost none to large, 

 well-developed cheek-pouches; 5 nearly equal toes on hind- 

 foot; 4 fingers and a knob-like thumb in front. Teeth: 



_ I -I 2-2 , 2-s 



Inc. ; prem. ; mol. ^^-^ = 22 



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In addition to the generic characters, the Franklin Ground- 

 squirrel has the following: 

 SIZE Length, 14 inches (355 mm.); tail, 4^ inches (114 mm.); 



hind-foot, 2 inches (51 mm.). 



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