. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . cisors; nocanines; six or eight upper, and six lower molars. Molars simple, with tuberculouicrowns; eyes large ; ears long, pointed ; posterior extremities much elongated, with theDumber of toes variable, but having only one metatarsal bone; tail very long, tufted 244 MAMMALIA—MARMOT. tamed beyond a certain limit. They burrow like rabbits, and in much lesstme. The excavations which it forms are many yards long, oblique, andwinding, but not more than half a yard
. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . cisors; nocanines; six or eight upper, and six lower molars. Molars simple, with tuberculouicrowns; eyes large ; ears long, pointed ; posterior extremities much elongated, with theDumber of toes variable, but having only one metatarsal bone; tail very long, tufted 244 MAMMALIA—MARMOT. tamed beyond a certain limit. They burrow like rabbits, and in much lesstme. The excavations which it forms are many yards long, oblique, andwinding, but not more than half a yard from the surface of the ground. Itis fond of warmth, making its nest of the finest and most delicate herbage ,and seems sensible of the approach of bad weather by wrapping itself upclose in hay, with its head between its thighs. It sleeps during winter,Hithout nutriment. The Jerboa breeds several times in the summer, andusually brings forth seven or eight young ones at a litter. The flesh isreckoned one of the greatest of delicacies by the Arabs. They are found inSyria, PhcEnicia, Barbarv, &c. THE LABRADOR JUMPING MOUSE». ■-^VJ^^U^^.OJ Is found in the fur countries as far north as Slave Lake. Its color is brownabove, and white beneath. THE There seems to be a combination of the bear and the rat in the form ofthe marmot. Its nose, its lips, and the form of its head, are like those cfthe hare ; it has the hair and claws of the badger, and teeth of the beaver,the whiskers of the cat, the paws of the hare, with a tufted tail and short * Gerbillus Labradorius, Sabine. The genus Gerbill-us has two upper and two lowerincisors ; no canines ; six upper and six lower molars. Molars tuberculous; posteriorextremities very long, with five toes, caoh with its proper metatarsal bone; tail long,covered with hair. ^ Ardomys marmotta, Desm. The genus Ardomys has two upper and two lowerincisors ; no canines ; ten upper and eight lower molars. Incisors very strong; molarswith ridges
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