I8t) FAUNA AMERICANA. 



belly ; tail of a similar colour to the body, border- 

 ed with black ; whiskers very long and black. 



Inhabit North America, from Hudson's Bay to 

 the middle states. 



Note. — >S^. rubralineahis, (Warden, Desc. des 

 etats unis,) is probably a variety of the >S^. hudso- 

 nius. 



Species, 



11. Sciurus ludovicianus* Custis, Barton's Med. 

 and Phys. Jour. vol. ii. part 2. p. 47. 



Char. Essent. Body and upper part of the tail 

 dark gray ; the belly, inside of the legs and thighs, 

 and under part of the tail, reddish-brown ; ears not 

 bearded ; tail longer than the body, very broad. 



Dimensions. About the size of the Sciurus vuU 

 pinus. 



Inhabits the shores of Red River. 



Genus. 



Pteromys, Cuv. Geoff. Illig. 

 Sciurus, Rai, Briss. Klein. Linn. Gmel. Erxleb- 

 Bodd. 



chabactehs. 



{rincisor 2. 

 superior 12. < Canine 0. 

 C Molar 10. 

 rincisor 2. 

 inferior 10. < Canine 0. 

 CMolar 8, 



Note. — In very old individuals the two anterior 

 molars of the upper jaw are wanting. 



