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C — The Ground Squirrel (Tamia Striata) is quite nu- 

 merous now : it does not migrate, I believe. 



F. — No : all our squirrels are residents, not sojourners 

 here : I think the ground squirrel, however, retires to a 

 burrow during the winter, and hybernates. I have never 

 seen it, as I recollect, abroad during that season ; but the 

 Red Squirrel (Sciurus Hudsonius) may often be seen on a 



RED SQUIRREL. 



Sdurus Hudsonius. 



fine day at the foot of some beech or maple, and if disturbed 

 he quickly runs to his hole under the snow. 



C. — The striped or ground squirrel is a very pretty ani- 

 mal : it has not the roguish saucy familiarity of the red, 

 and has little of the appearance of a squirrel. Its bright 

 fawn colour is well marked by the three black stripes down 

 its back and sides. 



F. — He rarely if ever climbs trees, but is fond of playing 

 bo-peep around old logs, or among a heap of stones, now and 



