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from those of tree squirrels. Three of them said that it sheds its 

 haii- in April and May, that the hair begins to thicken in July, and 

 that late in August it gets &quot; nice, warm hair, to fix up for the winter.&quot; 

 The accuracy of some of the dates may be doubted. This ground 

 squirrel damages their provisions. The Tewa eat the flesh, but do 

 not use the skin. 



Callospermophilus lateralisl (S&y} . Say s Ground Squirrel, &quot;Big 

 Chipmunk&quot;. 



Common in the Jemez Mountains, about the headwaters of El 

 Rito de los Frijoles, but not seen by us on the mesas or in the canyons 

 which cut them. Easily recognized by lateral yellowish stripe and 

 black stripe; it is smaller than pine squirrel. Said to be common 

 throughout the mountains of northern New Mexico. Our Indian 

 informants recognized the species, distinguishing it from the other 

 squirrels by its appearance, its habits, and its habita.t, though they gave 

 them the same name. They say it is restricted to the mountains and 

 correctly consider it a ground squirrel. It is used by them for food. 



Kuwije. 



Eutamias quadrivittatus (Say). Four-lined Colorado Chipmunk. 



Abundant in the canyons, in the mountains, and along the edges at 



least of the mesas. The Indians use it for food and are quite familiar 



with its range and habits. Recognized by its small size and the 



alternating light and dark stripes on the back. 



SQ J W%. 



Sciurus aberti Woodhouse. Abert s Tufted-ear Squirrel. 

 This is the finest squirrel of the region, as large as the rock squirrel, 

 gray above, white beneath, with long and very bushy tail, its long 

 leaps from tree to tree never failing to excite the utmost admiration. 

 We found it only among the big rock pines on the mesas, where it is 

 rather cominion. It was long ago reported at Santa Fe by Coues and 

 Yarrow, 1 and from Santa Fe to Taos by Coues and Allen. 2 It is 

 eaten by the Indians. The tufts of hair on the ears are called ojep o, 

 ear hairs . 



So wse. 



Sciurus fremonti Aud. & Bach. Fremont s Chickaree, &quot;Pine 

 Squirrel&quot;. 



Abundant in the Jemez Mountains. Our Indians declared that it 

 occurs only among the firs and spruces, a statement well founded but 

 too sweeping. Although almost universally called &quot;pine squirrel&quot; 

 in Colorado, it is found in various parts of that State much more 

 commonly among the firs and spruces and not abundant among the 

 rock pines. In New Mexico in ascending the canyon of El Rito de 



1 Coues, Elliott, and Yarrow, R. C., op. cit., p. 115. 



2 Cones, Elliott, and Allen, ,T. A., Monographs of North American Rodentia, Final Rep. U. S. Geol. Surv, 

 Tor., xi, pp. 737-38, 1877. 



