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reddish, black, mixed black and grey, grey and reddish, and grey, 

 reddish and black, and iu size from that of a small dog to that of the 

 largest mastiff. 



VII. 



The Canis fulviis of some authors, the American Red Fox, is 

 identical with the European, and was introduced (at least into the 

 United States) by some Englishmen, who thought it afforded better 

 sport than the American species: not many years ago persons were 

 living who remembered when they were first brought to New Eng- 

 land. 



VIII. 



This is an error. The Sc. tinereus, L. (The Cat Squirrel), of our 

 country is cinereous above, beneath white, tail less distichous than 

 that of other species, longer than the body and striped with black; 

 length twelve inches, tail fifteen. There are but four teeth in the 

 upper jaw on each side. Inhabits the northern and middle states. 



Sc. carolinensis, L. (Little Grey Squirrel.) Above mixed white, 

 blackish and rusty; beneath white; cheeks rusty; tail as long as the 

 body, edged with white; upper jaw teeth, five on each side. This is 

 the species described by our author as the cinereus. 



Sc. viilpiniis. (The Fox Squirrel.) Length fourteen inches, tail six- 

 teen; very much resembles the Sc. cinereus, but differs in size and in 

 the texture of the fur which is coarser and longer, the hair havitig 

 frequently the appearance of being twisted or even geniculate. The 

 Sc. capistratus is a variety of this species, and so, most probably, is 

 the rujiventris. Some individuals are entirely of a rusty colour, 

 others wholly black, and others again varied like a tortoise-shell cat. 

 All these have been found together in the same nest. The Sc. niger 

 of some authors is the black variety of these three species. The Sc. 

 cinereus is sometimes found entirely white with black eyes. 



The other species found in the United States are Sc. macroums. 

 Say; Sc. grammarus, Id.; Sc. A-vittatus, Id.; Sc. lateralis, Id.; 

 Sc. hudsonius, Gm. 



IX. 



Some confusion appears to exist in this note with respect to the 

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