GUNDI MARMOT. 



Arctomys Gundi. A. capite amicylatOf corpore tejtaceo rufes^ 



cente, Lin, Si/st. Nat, Gmel. p. 145. 

 Reddish Marmot, with abruptly terminated ears. 

 Gundi Marmot. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 145. 



This species is a native of Barbary, towards 

 Afount Atlas, near Masuffin, and was first de- 

 scribed by a Mr. Rothman, a Swede. It is about 

 the size of a small rabbet, and is entirely of a 

 testaceous red colour : the ears are truncated, 

 with large apertures ; the tail short, the upper 

 teeth truncated, and the lower slender and point- 

 ed. It is called by the Arabs Gundi, Its parti- 

 cular history seems as 3^et to be not fully under- 

 stood. 



VARIEGATED MARMOT. 



Arctomys Citillus. A. auriculis nullis, cauda uilosa, corpora 



vario, Lin. Si/st, Nat. Gmel. p. 144. Schreb. sae^igth, 4, 



p» 746. t. 211. A. B. 

 Mus Citillus. M. capite gibbo, auricidis nullis, cauda brevi vil" 



losa, corpore vario. Pall. Glir. p. 76. ajid p. 1 19. 

 Variegated earless Marmot, with villous tail, 

 Le Zizel. Biif. 1 5. p. 139. and Le Souslik. p. 144, and SvppL 



S.p. 191. pi. 3^- 

 Earless Marmot. Painant Quadr. 2. p. 145 



Of all the Marmots this is the most elegant in 

 its appearance^ exhibiting generally a beautiful 



