THE SQUIRREL. 



THE squirrel is found in most parts of the 

 United States, but is most numerous in the 

 South. There are three varieties, the gray, 



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the fox, and the ground squirrel. The two 

 former live in hollow trees ; the latter bur- 

 rows in the ground. The squirrel subsists on 

 mast, corn, buds, and the like. 



