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SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF MAMMALIA. 



It accumulates in its retreat a quantity of" dried herbage 

 for use, before the seventy of the season commences, 

 and for early spring consumption, as well as for the sake 

 of warmth. General colour of the fur grayish-yellow 

 mingled with brown, which latter forms transverse undu- 

 lations on the uj)per parts. Under parts rust-brown. 

 Length of head and body sixteen or seventeen inches ; 

 of the tail six inches. (Fig. 9.) 



The Quebec Marmot (^Arctomys empetrd). 



This species is one of the American marmots, and is 

 a native of Canada and the neighbourhood of Hudson's 

 Bay. It is the Quebec Marmot of Pennant and God- 

 man ; the Common Marmot of Langsdorff; the Thick- 

 wood Badger of the Hudson's Bay residents ; the Siffleur 

 of the French Canadians, who apply the same name to 

 the other species of marmot and to the badger ; Tarbagan 

 of the Russian residents on Kodiak (?) ; Weenusk of 

 the Crees ; Kath-hillse-Kooay of the Chepewyans ; 

 Mus Empetra of Pallas ; and Arctomys Empetra of Sa- 

 bine and others. 



Dr. Richardson, who gives the above synonyms, states 

 that the Quebec marmot inhabits the woody districts 

 from Canada to lat. 61°, and perhaps still farther north. 



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10, — Quebec Marrriot. 



