. The Canadian naturalist [microform] : a series of conversations on the natural history of Lower Canada. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 178 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. C. â The Ground Squirrel (Taniia Striata) is quite nu- merous now : it does not migrate, I believe. /'. â No : all our squirrels are residents, not sojourners here : I think the ground squirrel, however, retires to a burrow during the winter, and hybernates. I have never seen it, as I recollect, abroad during that season ; but the Red SquiiTel (Sclurus Hudsoniiis) may often be seen on a â ⢠H-" '. r RED Sdi
. The Canadian naturalist [microform] : a series of conversations on the natural history of Lower Canada. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 178 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. C. â The Ground Squirrel (Taniia Striata) is quite nu- merous now : it does not migrate, I believe. /'. â No : all our squirrels are residents, not sojourners here : I think the ground squirrel, however, retires to a burrow during the winter, and hybernates. I have never seen it, as I recollect, abroad during that season ; but the Red SquiiTel (Sclurus Hudsoniiis) may often be seen on a â ⢠H-" '. r RED Sdiifus Iludsonius. fine day at the foot of some beech or maple, and if disturbed he quickly runs to his hole under the snow. C. â The striped or ground squirrel is a very pretty ani- mal : it has not the roguish saucy familiarity of the red, and has little of the appearance of a squirrel. Its bright fawn colour is well marked by the three black stripes down its back and sides. F. â He rarely if ever climbs trees, but is fond of playing bo-peep around old logs, or among a heap of stones, now and ⢠!. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. London : J. van Voorst
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