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extremity, and separated above by a deep furrow; head short, 
large, and flat; muzzle obtuse, terminated by small nostrils set 
at right angles; ears long, narrow, and pointed ; eyes large ; no 
cheek pouches; whiskers large; fore feet with four toes, hav¬ 
ing long, narrow, digging nails; hind feet with four toes, the 
external ones very small, the intermediate of the other three 
much the longest, the rest being equal, all furnished with thick 
strong nails; tail long and thick. The females have an abdo¬ 
minal pouch, which does not inclose the teats. 
Pedetes Capensis. — The Cape Pedetes. 
!.. Plate XXI. fig. 3. 
Fur bright, fulvous, varied with black above, white under¬ 
neath ; with a line of the same colour in the folds of the arms; 
legs brown; tail thin, reddish above, near the insertion, gray be¬ 
low, and black at the end. Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. 
Genus 18.—Arctomys. — Geojfroy. 
Generic Character .—Incisory teeth |, no canines, grinders 
5 Z 5 ’ total 22. Incisors very strong; anterior surface rounded ; 
upper surface of the grinders furnished with ridges and tuber¬ 
cles ; head large ; eyes large ; ears short; body thick and heavy ; 
paws strong; fore feet with four toes, and a rudimentary 
thumb; the hind feet with five toes ; nails strong and compress¬ 
ed ; tail generally short. 
Sub-Division I.— Arctomys.— M. F. Cuvier. —Without 
cheek pouches. Habits social. 
Arctomys marmolta. — The Alpine Marmot. 
Plate XVIII. fig.7. 
Fur yellowish-gray; ash-coloured on the head; top of the 
head and end of the tail black; under parts yellowish-white. 
About eighteen inches long. Inhabits the Alps and Pyrenees. 
