P O D O L I A N MARMOT. 233 



it be very common in feme of the Northern 

 provinces*. Its natural difpofuions and habits 

 are nearlv the fame with thofe of the hamfler 

 and zifel. It bites cruelly, eats voracioufly, and 

 lays wafte the corn fields and gardens. It digs 

 a habitation in the earth, and feeds upon grains, 

 fruits, and pot-herbs, of which it lays up maga- 

 zines in its retreat, where it pafTes the winter. 



VI. 



THE p. O U C. 



RzACZiNSKi mentions another animal v/hich 



is larger than the domeftic rat, and called pouch 



by the Ruffians. It digs a retreat in the earth, 



and lays wafte the gardens. This animal was 



fo numerous near Suraz in Volhinia, that the 



inhabitants were obliged to abandon the culture 



of their gardens. It is perhaps the fame with 



Seba's Nor%veg;ian rat^ of which he gives a figure 



and defcription t. 



VI [. 



• Reperitur hoc animal in Podolia, Ukraina, Volhinia circa 

 Suraz, Chodaki, Reinki, Moffezsnica, Sezurowee, et alibi ; 

 non rare eruitur ab agiicolis ibidem vomeribus ; Rzacziiijki, 

 AuB.pag. 325. ct 326. 



f Mus ex Norvcgia cinereo fufcus ; roftro gaudet fuillo, 



capite 



