. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . onsid-erable distance without coming to theground. Their habits are nocturnal, and,unless disturbed, they seldom leave theirnests in the day time. When this animalsleeps, it rolls itself up, and so wraps itslarge flat tail over its head and limbs ascompletely to conceal them, and give itthe appearance of a simple ball of flying squirrel is often tamed as apet, but is more admired on account of itssingular form, soft fur, and gentle dispo-sition, than for its sprightl
. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . onsid-erable distance without coming to theground. Their habits are nocturnal, and,unless disturbed, they seldom leave theirnests in the day time. When this animalsleeps, it rolls itself up, and so wraps itslarge flat tail over its head and limbs ascompletely to conceal them, and give itthe appearance of a simple ball of flying squirrel is often tamed as apet, but is more admired on account of itssingular form, soft fur, and gentle dispo-sition, than for its sprightliness IIvstrix.—Linntnts. Generic Characters.—Teeth 20—Incis-ors, £ no canines, grinders A-A, The grind-ers have flat tops, but are furnished with ridgesof enamel. Head strong and convex ; muzzlothick and turned ; ears short aud rounded ; tonguefurnished with spiny scales; lure feet, will) fourtoes, mid the rudiment of a thumb ; hind feetwith five loes ; nails strong on all the feet ; bodycovered with spines, intermixed with strong hair ;tail more or less long, and sometimes THE ITKDGS dorsatu.— Description.—General color, brown-ish black; hair rather long, thick, and in-terspersed with spines or quills, whichvary from 1 to 4 inches in length ; quills-black at the tip, below brownish, and,white towards their base. Ears small,and covered by the hair; snout short andthick. Legs and feet covered with hair,the latter armed with long curved thick, flattened, and not 26 inches; tail 8; height of theback II. UisTMiir.— The Hedge Hog was origin-ally very common in Vermont, but is nowconfined principally to the mountainousand woody parts, where it is still foundin considerable numbers. This animal isremarkable, principally, on account of thequills or spines, which are intermingledwith the hair, on nearly all parts of itsbody; and as he runs very baddy, and ismoderate and awkward in all his m
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