. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . This animal has a blunt snout, and short ears, with a long tail tippedwith black. The body is marbled on the upper part with confluent blackand white spots, and ferruginous beneath. It is one foot in length, andinhabits Canada. 1 Ardomys monax, Lin. * Arctomys Parr-yis, Richardson. 248 M A MM ALIA — SQUIRREL. THE SQUIRREL.!. The common squirrel of Europe is a beautiful little animal, which is onlyhalf wild, and which, by its gentleness, its docility, and even th
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . This animal has a blunt snout, and short ears, with a long tail tippedwith black. The body is marbled on the upper part with confluent blackand white spots, and ferruginous beneath. It is one foot in length, andinhabits Canada. 1 Ardomys monax, Lin. * Arctomys Parr-yis, Richardson. 248 M A MM ALIA — SQUIRREL. THE SQUIRREL.!. The common squirrel of Europe is a beautiful little animal, which is onlyhalf wild, and which, by its gentleness, its docility, and even the innocenceof its manners, might deserve to be exempted from the present class. It isneither properly a carnivorous nor an injurious animal, though it some-times seizes on birds ; its general food consisting of fruit, almonds, hazle-nuts, beech-mast, and acorns; it is neat, cleanly, alert, lively, and industri-ous ; its eyes are large, black, and full of fire, its countenance is sharp, itsbody is nervous, and its limbs are supple. It is of a bright brown color,inclining to red; the breast and belly are white ; the ears are ornamentedwith long tufts of hair. The fore feet are strong and sharp, and the fore legsare curiously furnished Avith long stiff hairs, projecting on each side likewhiskers. The beauty of its form is yet heightened by a spreading tail, in shape likea plume of feathers, which it raises above its head, and forms into a kindof shade
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