THE AYE-AYE. PARRY'S SPERMOPHILE. BRAZILIAN PORCUPINE. 



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Brazilian Porcupine. 



Bearer. 



An Aye-Aye. 



The Aye-Aye, of which we have already given a brief description, is classed 

 by some naturalists along with the Squirrel; by others, with the Monkeys; 

 and by not a few, among the Lemurs. Timid and harmless, it passes the day 

 in sleep, and when roused up its motions are slow. It is very impatient of 

 cold. It appears to be a subterranean animal, coming out of its burrow on the 

 approach of darkness in quest of its food. This consists of 

 worms, which it draws from their holes by means of its long 

 slender fingers. «^^^ 



Parry's Spermophile is an animal which naturalists have 

 classed as being intermediate between the Ground Squirrels, 

 and the Marmots. It inhabits the barren grounds of our 

 northern regions from Hudson's Bay to Behring's Straits. It 

 js found generally in stony districts, but seems to delight in sandy hillocks among rocks, where burrows 

 inhabited by different individuals may be often observed crowded together. 



The Brazilian Porcupine much resembles that of Canada in its habits. 

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Parry's Spermophile. 



It is a sluggish animal. 



