EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL 



The unquenchable curiosity of these Squirrels makes them a 

 conspicuous mammal. Upon the appearance of a man or a 

 Dog they begin a violent harangue and scold and chatter 

 for long periods of time. Instead of being shy and secretive, 

 like most wild mammals, they attract attention and seem to 

 feel that nothing on the ground will be able to catch them in 

 the trees. 



Four or five young form the average Red Squirrel litter and 

 they are born in late spring. May to June. Only one litter 

 is raised each season. 



Subgenus Sciurus 

 Dentition: Incisors, {; Canines, ^ ; Premolars, f; Molars, f = 22. 



Eastern Gray Squirrel. — Sciurus carolinensis 



and related forms 



Names.- — Eastern Gray Squirrel; Gray Squirrel; Cat 

 Squirrel. Plate XXV. 



General Description. — A large, arboreal Squirrel with long, 

 flat, bushy tail; ears usually without tufts; prevailing color of 

 upperparts grayish. 



Fig. 54. Gray Squirrel 



Color. — Sexes colored alike; seasonal variation not 

 conspicuous. 



Upperparts. — Mixed gray and yellowish brown, head and 

 back darker and with more of a brownish tinge than sides of 

 limbs, neck, and rump which are grayish; ears yellowish white: 

 hairs of tail yellowish at base, banded with black, tipped 



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