. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. 21(-. PTEROMYS VOLUCELLA. —Gmel. Common Flying-Suuirrel. PLATE XXVIIL—Males, Females, and Yolno. Pt. Tamias Lysteri magnitudine, supra ex fusco-cinereo et albido, infra ex albo. CHARACTERS. Size of Tamias Lysteri; above, brownish-ash tinged with creain colour; beneath, white. SYNONYMES. AsqAPANicK, Smith's Virginia, p. 27, 1624. Sciuiius Ameuicanus Volans, Ray, Syn. Quad. Flvino Squirrel, Lavvson's Carolina, p. 124. La Palatoiciie, Buff., X., pi. 21. SciuRUS VoLUCELLA, Pallas, Glires, p. 353, 359. " &q
. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. 21(-. PTEROMYS VOLUCELLA. —Gmel. Common Flying-Suuirrel. PLATE XXVIIL—Males, Females, and Yolno. Pt. Tamias Lysteri magnitudine, supra ex fusco-cinereo et albido, infra ex albo. CHARACTERS. Size of Tamias Lysteri; above, brownish-ash tinged with creain colour; beneath, white. SYNONYMES. AsqAPANicK, Smith's Virginia, p. 27, 1624. Sciuiius Ameuicanus Volans, Ray, Syn. Quad. Flvino Squirrel, Lavvson's Carolina, p. 124. La Palatoiciie, Buff., X., pi. 21. SciuRUS VoLUCELLA, Pallas, Glires, p. 353, 359. " " Schreher, Saugetliierc, p. 808, 23, t. 222 " " Gmelin, Linn., Syst. Nat., p. l^~i, 26. SciURUs , Gmelin, Syst. Nat. " Shaw's Gen. Zool, vol. ii., p. 155. t. 15C. Flying Squirrel, Catesby's Carohna, vol. ii., p. 76. Pennant's Quadrupeds, p. 418, 283. Pteromvs Volucella, Desni., Mamm., p. 345, 554. " " Harlan, p. 187. " " Godman, vol. ii., p. 146. " " Emmons, Report, p. 69. " " Dekay, p. 65. DESCRIPTION. Head, short and rounded; nose, blunt; eyes, large and prominent, ears, broad and nearly naked; whiskers, numerous, longer than the head; neck, short; body, rather thicker than that of the chippiiii; squir- rel. The flying membrane is distended by an additional small bone of about half an inch in length, articulated with the wrist. 'I'lie fur on the whohi body is very line, soft and silky; legs, rafher slender; claws, feeble compressed, acute, and covered with hair; tiiil, fliit, disiiclious, rounded It the tip, and very thickly clothed with fine .soft fur. Ten mammu'. 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 Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Bachman, John, 1790-1874. New York : G. R. Lockwood
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