. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . which perfectly refembles the other in fi-gure, and in the form of its lateral membrane. Thehead is fmaller in proportion to the fize of the body; thecolour of the {kin is dark-brown, mixed with white ; theupper part of the body whitilh; the tail is brown, andgrows gradually deeper towards the end, where it isblack; the claws are long, thin, and hooked, like thofcof a Cat, and enable it to keep hold where it happens tofall; it alfo catches hold with its tail, which is long andmufcular. It is a wild and timid animal.—Its bite is
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . which perfectly refembles the other in fi-gure, and in the form of its lateral membrane. Thehead is fmaller in proportion to the fize of the body; thecolour of the {kin is dark-brown, mixed with white ; theupper part of the body whitilh; the tail is brown, andgrows gradually deeper towards the end, where it isblack; the claws are long, thin, and hooked, like thofcof a Cat, and enable it to keep hold where it happens tofall; it alfo catches hold with its tail, which is long andmufcular. It is a wild and timid animal.—Its bite is fo ftrong,that it can make its efcape from a wooden cage withgreat facility. A variety is found in Virginia, called, by Mr Pennant,the Hooded Squirrel ; the lateral membrane beginsat the chin and ears, where it forms a kind of hood,and extends, like that of the former, from the fore tothe hind legs : Its body is of a reddifli colour above,and of a yellowifti afli beneath.—It is a rare fpecies, notjnugh noticed by naturalifts. 39<$ HISTORY OF THE LONG-TAILED SQUIRREL. This fpecies Is found In Ceylon and Malabar.—In theCingalefe tongue, it is called Dandoelana; and, from thenoife It makes, Rockea. It is about three times the fize of the European Squir-rel : The ears are tufted with black hairs •, the end of thenofe is pink-coloured; the cheeks, legs, and belly are ofa dull yellow j between the ears there is a yellow fpot; thecrown of the head and the back are black -, from each earIs a bifurcated line of the fame colour, pointing downthe cheeks; the upper part of the feet is covered withblack hairs, the lower part naked and red : The tail isnearly twice the length of the body, of a light afh colour^and extremely bufhy. We are indebted to Mr Pennant for the drawing ofthis curious animal. HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 397
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