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out when it was placed upon her head. 

 When I was at my desk, it woul 

 often insist upon sitting upon 

 my hand or on the inkstand. 

 One night I was awakened 

 by a roaring which I sup- 

 posed was in my head, but 

 as I rose it partly ceased, 

 and investigation resulted in the 

 discovery of the flying squirrel be- fig. 66. — Fox squirrel. 

 tween the pillow and the pillow case, directly beneath my 

 ear, wedged into the soft feathers, where it was humming or 

 purring after the fashion of its kind. 



The Southern fox squirrel v<iie^x mmM ' '■■ ^ u 

 (Fig. 66) is a large and beauti- 

 ful form with a foxlike 

 tail. The thirteen-lined 

 squirrel (Fig. 6^) is one 



Fig. 67. — Thirteen-lined 

 Squirrel. 



of the most conspicu- 

 ous, while the gray and 

 black squirrels (Fig. 6'^) 



Fig. 68. — Black Squirrels. 



