Penjylvania, near Germantown. 321 



utmoft is only a variety of that which we 

 have in Finland. Catejby in his Natural 

 Hi/lory of Carolina , Vol*. 2, p. 76, jj, 

 has defcribed it, and tab. 76, yj, drawn 

 it after life. He likewife calls it Sciurus 

 volans. Edwards in his Natural Hi/lory 

 of Birds represents it, t. 191. They are 

 met with in the woods, but not very 

 frequently. They are fcarce ever feen in 

 the day time, unlefs they are forced out by 

 men who have discovered their nefts : for 

 they fleep in the day time, but as foon as 

 it grows dark, they come out and run about 

 almoft all night. They live in hollow trees, 

 and by cutting one down, {even or more 

 flying fquirrels are frequently found in it. 

 By the additional fkin with which Provi- 

 dence has provided them on both fides, 

 they can fly from one tree to another. They 

 expand their fkins like wings, and contracl; 

 them again as foon as they can get hold of 

 the oppolite tree. Some people fay that 

 they fly in a horizontal line ; but others af- 

 ferted that they nrft "went a little down- 

 wards, and then rofe up again, when 

 they approached the tree to which they 

 would fly : they cannot fly further than 

 four or five fathoms. Among all the fquir- 

 rels in this country, thefe are the raoft ea- 

 fily tamed. The boys carry them to fchool, 



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