. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. THE PRESS. 431 the nostrils are is about twenty, times called the ! head and body known is the ecause, when a hat the separate ed aspect. The lackish-grey on s are extremely Canada and the «?>. i->- :>^ 5:*\ /â â¢Vv 1 the habit of tvitli extremely I are collected II light of day, bey dwell. It Id be endowed 11] lit insâwhich V('S and quick ; more of the arts of India, represented in e muzzle con- ect, which is I 1)Y the long laia o'ives it a by the native Sumatrans, who call the
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. THE PRESS. 431 the nostrils are is about twenty, times called the ! head and body known is the ecause, when a hat the separate ed aspect. The lackish-grey on s are extremely Canada and the «?>. i->- :>^ 5:*\ /â â¢Vv 1 the habit of tvitli extremely I are collected II light of day, bey dwell. It Id be endowed 11] lit insâwhich V('S and quick ; more of the arts of India, represented in e muzzle con- ect, which is I 1)Y the long laia o'ives it a by the native Sumatrans, who call the squirrels and the Tupaias by the same name. The feet are planti- grade, and terminated by five toes on each foot, armed with small, but sharp nails, which assist the animal in climbinf?, and are sufficiently elevated to be spared from friction a'faiust the ground. In the hinder feet the fourth toe is the longest. The hair is of a iilky , and tinged with brown and yellow by reason of the alternate coloured rint;s with which each hair is marked. On the tail the hair is long and , and luiuus equally on each sicle, after the manner that is learnedly termed " ; Tii"se animals are variously naiued by different zoological writers, and the genus ill which they are placed is by some termed Tupaia, after the native nanu^, liy si»me llylogale, and by others Cladobates. The last iiu'utioned term seems to be in greatest favour, and is a very appropriate one, signifying " branch- ; Anothek example of this curious genus is the Trkss, or Ferruoineous Tupaia. This pretty creature is so exceedingly like a squirrel, as it runs about the branches of the trees, that it can hardly lie distinguished from that animal except by the I'liiiigiiteil outline of its head, as it is defined sharply against the sky. It is a suudl animal, measuring only some tliirteen or fourteen inclies in total length, of which the tail occupies rather mo
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