. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . lwith corn, that their cheeks are quite diftended; and in^hiq manner carry it to their concealed ftore. They give 390 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. great preference to certain kinds of food ; and if, afterfilling their mouths with rye, they chance to meet withwheat, they difcharge the one, that they may fecure theother. The Ground Squirrel is marked with a ftripe of black,which runs along the ridge of the back ; and on each fidea yellow ftripe, bordered with black: Its head, body, andtail are of a reddifh-brown; breaft and belly white
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . lwith corn, that their cheeks are quite diftended; and in^hiq manner carry it to their concealed ftore. They give 390 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. great preference to certain kinds of food ; and if, afterfilling their mouths with rye, they chance to meet withwheat, they difcharge the one, that they may fecure theother. The Ground Squirrel is marked with a ftripe of black,which runs along the ridge of the back ; and on each fidea yellow ftripe, bordered with black: Its head, body, andtail are of a reddifh-brown; breaft and belly white; itsnofe and feet of a pale red colour ; its eyes full and live- It is very wild, bites feverely, and is tamed with diffi-culty.—Its Ikin is of little value. THE HUDSONs-BAY SQUIRREL, Is fmaller than the European. It is marked along themiddle of the back with a duflcy line, from head to tail ithe belly is of a pale alh colour, mottled with black; andthe tail, which is dufky and barred with black, is not folong, nor fo full of hair, as that of the common HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 391
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