. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 62 vertebrates: mammals. rivers, and turning aside for no obstacle. Gray squirrels occur of e\'cry shade from gray to jet black. The Red Squirrel is seen at all seasons and in all weathers. In the northern forests, the deepest snows of winter are soon covered with its tracks, and pene- trated by holes bored to find the cones of spruce and pine, and the nuts scattered or hidden beneath. It often sits for hours upon a stump or limb of a tree, and, holding a cone or nut in its fore paws, gnaws it briskh' till it gets all the food it contains. If disturbed w
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 62 vertebrates: mammals. rivers, and turning aside for no obstacle. Gray squirrels occur of e\'cry shade from gray to jet black. The Red Squirrel is seen at all seasons and in all weathers. In the northern forests, the deepest snows of winter are soon covered with its tracks, and pene- trated by holes bored to find the cones of spruce and pine, and the nuts scattered or hidden beneath. It often sits for hours upon a stump or limb of a tree, and, holding a cone or nut in its fore paws, gnaws it briskh' till it gets all the food it contains. If disturbed while upon the ground, this squirrel runs up the nearest tree, leaping from branch to branch, and tree to tree, soon passing out of sight. Sometimes, when startled, it commences chattering \\ith great fury, and leaping about as if in defiance of the intruder. The Flying Squirrels have a thin skin, or membrane, co\'cred with fur, \\'hich extends along the sides of the bod)' between the fore and hind legs, and which, when spread out, ser\es as a support in leaping from tree to tree, and enables them to perform a sort of flight. They are nocturnal, and therefore not I >ften seen. Their nests are made in the hollo\\'s of trees, where large companies often live to- gether. The Common Flying Squirrel of the United States is about five inches long, and the tur is soft, silky, and yellowish Ijrown. It is tjuite easil)- tamed, and, being gentle and \"er\' beautiful, makes a pleasant pet. The Strijjed Scpiirrels luue cheek-pouches, in which ihey carr)- grain and nuts to their holes, and they have a shorter and less buslu" tail than the others. The. t'ig-. 87.— Fl_\'ing SqLiirru. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati
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