. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . ongcovered with fnow, that the Squirrels perifli for want offood. The fur is very valuable, and is imported under thename oi petit-gris. THE BLACK SQUIRREL,{Sciurus Niger, Lin.—LEcureuil noir, Buff.) Is about the fame fize and form witli the laft ; but itstail is not fo long. It is generally black, with white onthe nofe, ears, and end of the tail. Its difpofitions and habits are fo fimilar to the GraySquirrel, that it might be taken for a variety of thatkind, but it is faid to aflbciate in feparate troops, and isequally numerou
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . ongcovered with fnow, that the Squirrels perifli for want offood. The fur is very valuable, and is imported under thename oi petit-gris. THE BLACK SQUIRREL,{Sciurus Niger, Lin.—LEcureuil noir, Buff.) Is about the fame fize and form witli the laft ; but itstail is not fo long. It is generally black, with white onthe nofe, ears, and end of the tail. Its difpofitions and habits are fo fimilar to the GraySquirrel, that it might be taken for a variety of thatkind, but it is faid to aflbciate in feparate troops, and isequally numerous. It is found in the northern parts of Afia, North-Ame-rica, and Mexico. In the latter country, there is a variety with plainround ears, the upper part of the body variegated withblack, white, and brown. It is twice the fize of thecommon Squirrel, lives under ground, where it bringsforth its young, and lays in its ftock of provifions. Itfeeds on maize, and is extremely lively, gentle, and do-cile.—It is the Coquallln of M. Buffon. HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 389. THE DORMOUSE, OR GROUND SQUIRREL, [Sciurus StriatuSj Lin.—Le Suijp, BufF.) Is very numerous in the forefts of North-America, aswell as the North of Afia.—It burrows in the ground,and makes two entrances to its habitation; that if onefliould be {topped up, it may have accefs by the hole is formed with great Ikill, having feveral branch-es from the principal pafTage, each of which is termi-nated by a llore-houfe, in which its winter food is depo-fited: In one is contained acorns, in another nuts, in athird maize, and in another chefnuts, which are its fa-vourite food. Thefe animals feldom ftir out during winter, nor folong as their provifions laft : When thofe fail, they fome-times work their way into places where apples are laidup, or in barns where maize is ftored, and make greathavock. During harveft, they fill their mouths fo fullwith corn, that their cheeks are quite diftended; and in^hiq manner carry
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