HUNTING THE GROUND i-QUIRREL. 



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THE BLACK SQUIRREL. 



qunrel, when domesticated, drinks frequently, and a considerable 

 quar tity of water at each draught. 



The Gray Squirrel varies considerably in color, but is most com 

 monly of a fine blueish gray, mingled with a slight golden hue. 

 This golden color is especially obvious on the head, along the 

 sides, where the white hair of the belly approaches the gray of 

 the sides, and on the anterior part of the fore and superior part of 

 the hind feet, where it is very rich and deep. This mark on the 

 hind feet is very permanent, and evident even in those varieties 

 which differ most from the common color. There is one specimen 



