. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 120 NATURAL BISTORT. Sub-family e. Sciurlna. SoiuRns.—(Or. Skki, a shadow; oipi, a tail.). Europajus (Lat. European), the Squirrel. It is easily domesticated, and is very amusing in its habits wlieu suffered to go at large in a room or kept in a spacious cage; but when confined in a little cramped box, especially in one of the ci-uel wheel cages, its energies and playfulness are quite lost. The colour of the English Squirrel is a deep reddish brown, and its tail so large and bushy as to shade its whole body wh
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 120 NATURAL BISTORT. Sub-family e. Sciurlna. SoiuRns.—(Or. Skki, a shadow; oipi, a tail.). Europajus (Lat. European), the Squirrel. It is easily domesticated, and is very amusing in its habits wlieu suffered to go at large in a room or kept in a spacious cage; but when confined in a little cramped box, especially in one of the ci-uel wheel cages, its energies and playfulness are quite lost. The colour of the English Squirrel is a deep reddish brown, and its tail so large and bushy as to shade its whole body when carried curled over its back, from whence it derives its name of Sciurus, or Shadow-tail. THE FLYING SQUIRREL. The Flying Squirrels are well known by their powei- of making enormous sweeps through the air. They arc enabled to make these leaps by a fold of skin at each side, which, when spread by the extended paws, foVms a kind of parachute, that supports them in their passage through the air. When they wish to pass from one tree to another, they spring downwards from a lofty branch, stretch out all their legs, and sweep to their mark witli an upwai-d curve. The species of Flying Squirrel here represented is a native of the Rocky. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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