THE COMMON SQUIRREL. 283 



In the north of Europe and America, the red 

 summer coat of the Squirrels, on the approach of 

 winter, changes to grey : and in gelid climates, it 

 is said that this change will take place even in a 

 room from which the cold air is perfectly excluded. 

 In some of the northern parts of Great Britain, a 

 variety of the Common Squirrel is now and then 

 observed, which has the usual colours in every part 

 except the tail, and this is white. 



This animal is called gwiware, in Wales: in 

 France, ccureuil: in Italy, schirivolo, chirivolo, 

 schirato, schiratolo, schiarro: in Spain, Jiarda-esqui- 

 lo y hardilla: in Germany, eychorn, eichliermlyn : in 

 Portugal, ciuro: in Holland, inkhoorn, eckoorn, 

 eickhoorn: in Sweden, ikora, ikorn, graskin: in Po- 

 land, wijervijorka : in Denmark, egern: in Austria, 

 eichkatze: in Norway, ikorn: in Lapland, orre: 

 in Hungary, mookusch : in Russia, bjelka. 



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