SPOTTED MARMOT. 
The above history and des,cription from 
'Buffon Is the only uiiblended account of this 
ammal which we possess ; but it is remarkable, 
he takes no notice of that variety of this spe- 
cies which is said by other naturalists to be 
streaked with transverse undulations. 
Dr. Gmelin, hi his edition of' the Systema 
Naturss, includes under one description, the 
Souslik, or Arctomys Suslica; the Zisel, or 
Arctomys Citillus; and theiZemni, or Arcto« 
mys Zemni, This last is thought, by most 
naturalists, to be the Zlts-jan, of Le Bruyn, 
rather than the Zizel. 
W e shall subjoin his description, as translated 
by Mr. Kerr; in which, we apprehend, it will 
be perceived that this justly celebrated natura- 
list has not been able to avoid confusing the 
characteristics of the different animals. The 
learned Doctor calls it Orientalischer Hamster, 
or the Oriental Hamster. 
" It inhabits,'* says Dr. Gmelin, " the 
southern parts of Russia, as far as Kamts 
chatka j the islands between Asia and America ; 
Persian 
