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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. 



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. 



Sciurus 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 



