. The popular natural history . Zoology. «56 THE CHIPPING SQUIRREL. remembers the spots where it has deposited its store of food, and even when the snow hes thickly upon the earth, and has covered the ground with a uniform white mantle, the Squirrel betrays no perplexity, but whenever it requires nourishment, goes straight to the hidden storehouse, scratches away the snow, and disinters its hidden treasures. Sometimes the food of the Squirrel is not limited to vegetable substances, as the animal possesses something of the carnivorous nature, and has been often found guilty of killing and eatin
. The popular natural history . Zoology. «56 THE CHIPPING SQUIRREL. remembers the spots where it has deposited its store of food, and even when the snow hes thickly upon the earth, and has covered the ground with a uniform white mantle, the Squirrel betrays no perplexity, but whenever it requires nourishment, goes straight to the hidden storehouse, scratches away the snow, and disinters its hidden treasures. Sometimes the food of the Squirrel is not limited to vegetable substances, as the animal possesses something of the carnivorous nature, and has been often found guilty of killing and eating sundry animated things. Young birds, eggs, and various insects are eaten by the Squirrel, who has been detected m the very act of plundering a nest, and carrying off one of the young birds. The usual colour of the Squirrel's fur is a ruddy brown upon the back, and a greyish white on the under portions of the body. It is, however, a most variable animal in point of colour, the tint of its fur changing according to the country which it inhabits. Even in England the ruddy fur is sometimes changed to grey during a severe winter, and in Siberia it is generally of a bluish grey. The feathery tufts of hair which fringe the ears are liable to great modification, being very long and full in winter and in cold climates, and almost entirely lost during the hotter summer months of our own country. There are so many species' of the Squirrel tribe, that even a cursory notice of each animal would be v/hoUy impracticable in a work of the present dimensions, and we must content ourselves with a brief description of those species which stand out more boldly from the rest, by reason of form, colour, or peculiar ha.^ GROUND SQUIRREL, OR HACKEE.—{Tdmios Lysiai.) The Hackee, or Chipping Squirrel, as it is sometimes termed, is one of the most famihar of North American quadrupeds, and is found in great numbers in almost every locality. It is a truly beautiful little creature, and deserving o
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