SYNOPSIS OF THE 



Le Zokor, Vicq. d'Azyr.Syst. des Anim. t. ii. 585. Dau- 

 rian Rat, Pen. Quad. 216. 



Icon. Pallas^ I. c. t. 10. Schreb. t. 205. 



Inhabits the Altaic mountains and the vicinity of Lake 

 Baikal. 



554. 3. J-i. Lagurus (Hare-tailed Lemmus.) Ashy-gray, 

 with a black dorsal line and no collar ; fore-feet with five 

 toes ; nails not very strong, that of the thumb short and 

 round ; tail very short ; ears moderate. 



Mus Lagurus, Pallas, Glires, 210. Glis Lagurus, Erxleb. 

 Syst. Mam. 375. Lemmus Lagurus, Desm. Ency. Mam. sp. 

 455. 



Hare-tailed Rat, Pen. Quad. 202. Le hagure iViCq. 

 d'Azyr. Syst. des Anim. ti. 363. 



Icon. Pallas, I. c. tab. 13, A. Schreb. tab. 193. 



Inhabits about the river Irtish, in Siberia, and the Deserts 

 of Tartary. 



555. 4. L. Talpinus (Talpine Lemming.) Dusky or 

 gray-brown above, whitish underneath ; fore-feet with five 

 toes, armed with moderate digging claws ; tail very short; 

 eyes small. 



Mus Talpinus, Pallas, Glires, 176. Spalax Minor, Erxleb- 

 Syst. Mam. 377. Lemmus Talpinus, Desm. Ency. Mam. 

 288. 



Le Sukerkan, Vicq. d'Azyr. Syst. des Anim. 490. 



Icon. Pallas, I. c. tab. 11, A. 



Inhabits temperate parts of Russia and Western Siberia. 



Var. A. Of an uniform black colour. 



556. 5. L. Hudsonius (the Hudson's Bay Lemming.) Ci- 

 nereous, tinged with tawny on the back, with a dusky stripe 

 down the middle ; belly pale ash ; four toes, and the rudi- 



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