. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . only a fmall orifice on each fide ofits head. It is of a dark-gray colour. Its body is longand (lender, and its tail fhort. It is found in Bohemia, Auftria, Hungary, and —It forms its hole in the ground, with a double en-trance i and fleeps during the winter in the centre of itg^Qc4 4oS HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. lodge.—It lays in a ftore of corn, nuts, &c.; and fits uplike a Squirrel when it eats.—It is eafily provoked, andbites hard. Its fur is of little value j but its flefh is reckoned goodeating. In Poland and Ruffia
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . only a fmall orifice on each fide ofits head. It is of a dark-gray colour. Its body is longand (lender, and its tail fhort. It is found in Bohemia, Auftria, Hungary, and —It forms its hole in the ground, with a double en-trance i and fleeps during the winter in the centre of itg^Qc4 4oS HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. lodge.—It lays in a ftore of corn, nuts, &c.; and fits uplike a Squirrel when it eats.—It is eafily provoked, andbites hard. Its fur is of little value j but its flefh is reckoned goodeating. In Poland and Ruffia, there is an animal of this kind,called the Zemni ; and, by Mr Pennant, the PodoUanMarmot. Its habits are fimilar to thofe of the Souflik; but it iglarger, ftronger, and more mifchievous. The head is thick, the body flender, and the ears ihortand round: It has two cutting teeth in each jaw; thofeof the under jaw are much longer than the upper: Theeyes are fmall, and concealed in the fur like thofe of theMole : Its tail is fhort, and of an afli THE TAIL-LESS MARMOT. We are favoured by Mr Pennant vtith the drawing of this animal, which has hitherto been undefcribed. In die form of its body, it feems to agree with the defcrip-tion given/ of the Zifel, and probably may be a variety ofthat animal. HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 409
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