THE JtJMPtNG ifOtTSM. 





fall to the ground undei il on a lofty pine bough. In 



the winter ii collects the cones of spruce and pine, and car- 

 ries them to the entrance of its burrow, where il picks out 

 the seeds beneath the snow. It also makes hoar 

 etc., on tlit- approach of winter. 



The gray squirrel (Sc iur us Carol im nsis) makes rude m 

 of leaves in trees wit young may be found in April 



ami May. Ii feeds on nuts and acorns, and is active dur- 

 ing thi' winter. 



The wood-chuck i Arctomys monax) is a mischievous crea- 

 ture, destructive to gardens and field crops, i 

 clover. It i- rather social, making burrows in the sidi 

 hills which extend toagreal distance, and end in various 

 chambers, according to the number of inhabitants. The 



Fio. 207.— Jumping Mouse (Xnpu.-i Hudsonius). 



chambers are lined with dr. or haves, and here they 



pass the winter in a torpid state, previously closing the en- 

 trance. There are six young to a lit: 



The common pockel gopher s bursarius, 



Frontispiece, left Bide) burrows in sandy soil and fi 

 acorns, nuts, roots, and grass, which they carry to their 

 burrows in their enormous hanging cheek-pouches, which 

 when full have an oblong form and nearly touch the ground. 

 tlie valley of the Mississippi and its tributaries. 



The jumping mouse (Fig. 297) has remarkably long bind 

 legs and short fore legs. This creature hibernates in the 

 winter months. According to Maynard. it enters the ground 

 before the frosts sot in, and makes a burrow from th 

 seven feet in depth, usually in sandy soil. At the end of 



