10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAIRIE MARMOT»
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prairie marmot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prairie marmot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
Say has observed on this subject, that it is not easy to assign a reason for the
preference shown by the prairie marmot, which lives on grassy and herbaceous
plaits, in selecting the most barren places for its dwelling, ' unless it be that he
may ...
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne, 1837
2
Prairie Dogs: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, ...
... for "little dog' Louisiana marmot Barking squirrel Louisiana prairie dog Prairie
marmot Prairie squirrel Prairie barker Barking marmot Wishtonwish white in
appearance; prairie dog owners refer to these colors as palomino, pastel, and
white.
Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, 2002
3
The Black-Tailed
Prairie Dog: Social Life of a Burrowing Mammal
Other names for the prairie dog include petit chien, wishtonwish, Louisiana
marmot, Louisiana prairie dog, barking squirrel, barking ground squirrel, barking
marmot, prairie marmot, prairie squirrel, prairie barker, Missouri barking squirrel,
...
4
American Natural History ...: Pt. I.--Mastology
Say has observed on this subject, that it is not easy to assign a reason for the
preference shown by the prairie marmot, which lives on grassy and herbaceous
plants, in selecting the most barren places for its dwelling, " H6 THE PRAIRIE ...
John Davidson Godman, 1831
5
American Natural History: Mastology
... even in the immediate vicinity of man.* The mound thrown up by the prairie
marmot consists of the earth excavated in forming the burrow, and rarely rises
higher than eighteen inches, though measuring two or three feet in width at the
base.
6
Youth's Instructor and Guardian
Say has observed on this subject, that it is not easy to assign a reason for the
preference shown by the prairie marmot, which lives on grassy and herbaceous
plants, in selecting the most barren places for its dwelling, " unless it be that he
may ...
7
The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
The claws are dark horn-colour, small and light at their ends, the fore ones being
the longest.* • SPECIES VI.— The Prairie Marmot. • ' - "• . ' ' Arcto.mys
Ludovicianus;- ORD. Petit chien: LEWIS & CLARKE, i. 67. Wistonwlsh: PIKE,
Exped. &c.
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, 1826
8
Sketches of the animal and vegetable productions of America
PRAIRIE MARMOT. 131, taining perhaps a thousand inhabitants, whose various
gambols delight the traveller as he passes. Smaller villages are also seen, and
some of greater extent; but on the borders of the Rocky Mountains, where no ...
9
Prairie Dogs: A Wildlife Handbook
... by westerners, some naturalists believed that prairie dogs were marmots, an
animal they were familiar with in Europe. This illustration is captioned "The
Prairie-Marmot," from The New Natural History, by Richard Lydekker, published
in 1890.
10
Prairie Dog Empire: A Saga of the Shortgrass
Prairie
A few decades later the species came to be known as the “prairie dog” or “prairie
marmot squirrel” by such explorer-biologists as John James Audubon and Prince
Maximilian of Weid. Audubonmentioned thattrappersand NativeAmericans ...
