2J4 MAMMALIA. GLIRES. Marmot. 



Squirrel ■, others are of a grey colour on the upper parts of the body fpotted with white *, the under 

 parts being of a yellowifh white, with white orbits, and the face, between the eyes and the nofe, of a 



brownifh yellow, with a fhort tail. Perhaps this animal is the Mus Ponticus of Ariftotle and Pliny. 



Gmel. 



53 9- Gundi.-— 7. Ardomys Gundi. 7. 



Of a brick-duft red colour, with wide, open ears, which appear as if cropt, or cut off. 

 Rothman, apud Schloezer, briefw. i. 339. Pallas, Glir. p. 98. note. 



Gundi. Penn. tuft, of quad. n. 264. 



Inhabits Barbary, near Mafiufin, towards mount Atlas. — This fpecies is about the fize of a fmall 

 Rabbit ; the tail is fhort ; the upper fore-teeth are large and truncated, the lower ones flender and 

 pointed; it has four toes, armed with claws, on all the feet, and ufes the fole in walking as far as the 

 heel. 



531 10. Hudfons Marmot. — ArcJomys hudfonia. 

 Of a brown afh colour j with fhort external ears and no tail. 



Taillefs Marmot. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 265. Arc!:, zool. n. 46. Lev. Muf. 



Inhabits Hudfons Bay. — Has two cutting teeth above, and four in the lower jaw : The hairs 'are 

 tipt with white. 



532 11. Chilefe Marmot.— Arflomys maulina. 



Of a reddifh brown colour, with fiiarp ears, having five toes on all the feet. Molina, 



. hift. Chil. 268. 



Mus maulinus. Syft. nat. ed. Gmel. 137. n. 32. 



Inhabits the woods of the province of Maule in Chili. — This quadruped is arranged by Dr Gme- 

 lin in the Murine genus; with a hint, however, that it more probably belongs to the genus of Mar~ 

 mots : It agrees with the Common Marmot in the colour and length of the hair, but is nearly twice 

 as large; the fnout is long-fhaped, having four rows of whifkers ; the feet have all five claws; and 

 the tail is furnifhed rather thinly with hair. 



XXVIII. S QJJ IRRE L.— 27. S C IITRU S. 25. 



Has two fore-teeth in each jaw, thofe above being wedge-like, 

 and the under ones fharp pointed; there are five grinders 



above, 



* This variety is probably the animal mentioned by Buffon, viii. 348. under the name of Kamt- 

 fchatkan Marmot, which referr.bles at a diftance the variegated plumage of a beautiful bird ; ufes its 

 fore feet in eating, and feeds on roots, berries, and a kind of nut, called Cedar-nuts. — T. 



