. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE HUDSON BAY LEMMING 225 the west Alaskan Eskimo, skins are very common, and the children delight in using them for doll clothes. This animal is about the size of a large mole, thick- bodied, short-legged, and sharp-nosed. The ears are extremely. HUDSON BAY LEMMING. Winter and summer pelage. short, and quite hidden in the fur; the legs are short, the feet rat-like, and the tail is so very short that it also is half hidden by the fur. The fur is long, fluffy, and fine; bro
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE HUDSON BAY LEMMING 225 the west Alaskan Eskimo, skins are very common, and the children delight in using them for doll clothes. This animal is about the size of a large mole, thick- bodied, short-legged, and sharp-nosed. The ears are extremely. HUDSON BAY LEMMING. Winter and summer pelage. short, and quite hidden in the fur; the legs are short, the feet rat-like, and the tail is so very short that it also is half hidden by the fur. The fur is long, fluffy, and fine; brown, brown- ish gray, or mottled in summer, but snow-white in winter. The length of the head and body is 4 to 5 inches, and of the tail ]4. inch. The Lemming is found from Latitude 56° northward to the whole arctic coast; in Labrador,, Greenland, the arctic. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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