CHILIAN SQUIRREL. 



the belly is a white band, reaching from the 

 shoulders to the thighs ; the eyes are also encir- 

 cled with white, and the tail is black, with whit- 

 ish hairs intermixed. It is an inhabitant of Gingi 

 in the East Indies. 



VAR.? 



Plantane Squirrel. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 151. 



THIS, says Mr. Pennant, much resembles the 

 common squirrel, but is lighter coloured, and has 

 a yellow line extending along the sides from leg 

 to leg. It is common in Java and Prince's Island, 

 and is called by the Malayee, Ba-djing : it lives 

 much on plantanes ; is very shy ; retreats at the 

 sight of mankind, and clatters over the leaves of 

 the plantanes with vast noise. It is also common 

 on the tamarind trees. 



CHILIAN SQUIRREL. 



Sciurus Degus. S. fusco-jlavescens, linea hwnerali nigra. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. Gmel.p. 152. Molin. Chil. p. 269. 

 Yellowish-brown Squirrel, with a black stripe on each shoulder. 



THIS species is mentioned by Molina in his 

 Natural History of Chili. It is somewhat larger 

 than a black rat, and is of a yellowish brown co- 

 lour, with a black stripe on each shoulder : the 

 iiose is sharp, the ears rounded, and the tail 

 ilocky towards the tip, and of the same colour 

 the body. It is a gregarious animal, and 



