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BARBARY SQUIRREL. 



Sciurus Getulus. S.fuscus, striis quatuor albidis longitudinalibw, 



Lin. Syst, Nat. Gmel.p. 150. 



Brown Squirrel, with four longitudinal white stripes. 

 Sciurus Getulus. Aldr. dig. 405. Gem. Qiiadr. 112. 

 Le Barbaresque. BitjF. 10. p. i26.pl. 27. 

 Barbarian Squirrel. Edw. p. 198. 

 White-striped Squirrel. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 150. 



THIS species is of the size of a common squirrel, 

 and of a reddish brown colour, with the legs 

 somewhat paler, and the belly white : the body 

 is marked on each side with longitudinal white 

 stripes, and the tail is barred or shaded with al- 

 ternate dark and light stripes : the ears are plain 

 or without tufts, and are whitish, as are likewise 

 the orbits of the eyes. It is a native of Barbary. 



PALM SQUIRREL. 



Sciurus Palmarum. S. svbgriseus, striis tribvs Jl 



cauda albo nigroque lineata. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gtnel. p. 149. 



Brown Squirrel, pale beneath, marked above with three longitu- 

 dinal yellowish stripes, and the tail with blackish ones. 



Mustela Africana. Clus. exot.p. 112. 



Le Palmiste. Buff. lo.p. iz6.pl. 26. 



Palm Squirrel. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 149. 



The Palm Squirrel is somewhat larger than a 

 common squirrel*, and is very nearly allied to 



* The measures given by Daubenton of the specimen described 

 by BufFon, were from the young animal, and consequently fall 

 short of the proper size. 



