80 Quebec/ and Maryland marmot. 
but eat and sleep at proper intervals, like all other 
quadrupeds whatever. 
Quebec marmot. 
The Quebec marmot is rather larger than a rab- 
bit ; it has a black blunt nose ; short rounded ears ; 
cheeks puffed, of a grey colour, and a dusky face. 
The hair on its back is grey at bottom, black in 
the middle, with whitish tops. Its belly and legs 
are of an orange colour ; its toes are black, naked* 
and quite divided. It has four toes and the rudi* 
tnents of another, on the foie feet ; five behind. 
Its tail is short, and of a dusky colour. It inha- 
bits Hudson’s bay and Canada, and may be tamed. 
Maryland marmot. 
The Maryland marmot is about the size of a 
rabbit. Its ears arc short and rounded ; its eyes 
black and prominent. Its nose is sharper than 
that of the last. Its nose and cheeks are of a 
bluish ash colour ; its hack of a ferruginous 
brown ; its sides and belly paler. Its tail is halt 
the length of its body, covered with pretty long 
dusky hair ; its toes are divided, and armed with 
sharp claws. It has four before, and five behind. 
Its feet and legs are black. 
It inhabits Virginia and Pennsylvania. During 
winter it sleeps under the hollow roots of trees. 
It lives on wild fruits, and other vegetables. Its 
flesh is reckoned very good eating. It tastes like 
that of a pig. When surprised, it retreats into 
holes. It is found in the Bahama isles also ; but 
it is probable it does not sleep during the winter 
in that climate. 
