. Monographs of North American rodentia [microform]. Rodentia; Paleontology; Rongeurs; Paléontologie. 246 MONOOltAPUS OF NOllTU AMEUIOAN KODENTIA. ihii Mijoilen, or Arvkola ab large, it will be better understood by simply laying the diHereut skulls side by si<le, and looking at the teeth with a pocket-lens. Externally, although Cunkulus shares the "lemming" ihape of Mi/odes, it is instantly diatinguisiiod by the absence of external ears, the shortness and dense furring of the feet, the obsolete pollex with rudimentary nail, and the prodigious length of the two middle fore claws, w
. Monographs of North American rodentia [microform]. Rodentia; Paleontology; Rongeurs; Paléontologie. 246 MONOOltAPUS OF NOllTU AMEUIOAN KODENTIA. ihii Mijoilen, or Arvkola ab large, it will be better understood by simply laying the diHereut skulls side by si<le, and looking at the teeth with a pocket-lens. Externally, although Cunkulus shares the "lemming" ihape of Mi/odes, it is instantly diatinguisiiod by the absence of external ears, the shortness and dense furring of the feet, the obsolete pollex with rudimentary nail, and the prodigious length of the two middle fore claws, whose size is often more lliun doubled by the singular growth already mentioned. As to the absence of cars, there is indeed a rim or border around the opening, but it cannot be called an auricle. We have in America but one species of Cunkulus as far as is known; it is identical with that of Northern Asia. Of the relationships of the sup- posed second species, C. lagurus, we can say notiiing, having seen no speci- mens; but, as intimated, we believe its validity to be open to CUNICULUS TORQUATUS, (Pall.) Coues. 2fH« htidaonitu, Pallas, N. 8p. Qua<, 1778,308, pL xxvi, flgs. A, B,C. (qnotes FonsTED, Pbil. TraOB. Ixii, 1772, 379).—Gmklin, Syst. Nat. i, 1788, i:i7. Ltmmm Jtudaonius, Sabink, Siippl. Tiirry, App. 1824, 185.—Sabine, Frankliu's Jonrn. App. 1825, 661.— IIaklan, Fii. Ainer. 1825, 546. Anioola hiidsonia, Uiciiaiidson, App. Parry's 2d Voy. 308. Arrivota (Geori/chue) hudiionius, , F. I!.-A. i, 1829, 132. MyodtD hudaoniiui, Waoseh, Siippl. Schreber, iii, 1843, (i04. —, Bull. Acad. Imp. ;Ster. iii, xix.—Wiegraauu'a Arcbiv, 1845, Bd. ii, 34.—Dali., Alaska and its Resources, 1870, 577. Georychm hudsoniue, AUD. & Bach., Q. N. A. 1853, iii, 81, pi. cxix. CuiiiciiIiM kudnoniuii, Col'es, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1874, 196. ilug lorqutttm, PALLA8, N. 8p. Quad. Glirlum, 1778, 77 and 206, pi. xi, B.—
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