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parts are white. The tail is not so long nor bushy as in the last named 

 species, the part or dividing line of the fur is well marked. The Chip- 

 munk rarely ascends trees. If its retreat is cut off from its hiding place 

 it will do so, but it will not remain for any length of time on a tree, 

 even if it has to face its enemy in coming down, particularly if the tree 

 is shaken or beaten with a stick or other weapon. It is usually seen 

 running along fences, and, if there are piles of stones about, will 

 invariably become attached to such places as affording him n ready 

 retreat. Under theso he makes his l)urrow, in which he lays up liis 

 store of food. Its food is the same as that of the other Squirrels. A 

 Chipmunk took u[) its abode at our place four years ago and remained 

 witli us for upwards of two years. It had apparently lost its mate ; 

 it became quite tame, and wouhl come at our call, expecting to get 

 something to eat, nor was it often disappointed. When working about 

 the garden or sitting down on the grass, Dick (we called him by that 

 name) would frequently come and make quite familiar with us, investi- 

 sating our hands and pockets to ascei'tain if anything eatable was to be 

 had. Dick had always an eye to business, and display ed much intelli- 

 gence in his line. One Sunday morning as we were sitting on our 

 verandah, Dick came along on his usual mission, one of the boys 

 brought out a box with a sliding cover containing beech nuts, and set 

 it down for him, with the cover just far enough back to allow him 

 to set into it. In a moment lie vvas iu the box fiUintr his cheeks with 

 the nuts. When he had done so, he immediately hurried off to his 

 storehouse, which was in a l)urrow under the verandah. Knowing that 

 he would be back in a minute or two, we nearly closed the box, leaving 

 a space of less than one-fourth of an inch. When he came he jumped 

 on the l)0x and putting one of his paws in the small opening 

 pushed the cover back as easily and as quickly a. if he understood 

 the thing exactly. When he was away the second time we closed the 

 box tight, on co.naing back he jumped on the box, and, finding it 

 closed, tried to push the cover back from one end, but finding that it 

 would not work, being the wrong end, he quickly wejit to the opijosite 

 end, and, taking hold of the cover with his paws, pulled it back without 

 any diliiculty, and in a trice was at the beech nuts again. It is well 

 known that Chipmunks lay up large stores of food in the fall to serve 



