TROPICAL SQUIRRELS 



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grounds. In Colorado and Utah occurs the third full species, 

 known as Fremont's Squirrel, 1 which is colored gray, yel- 

 lowish brown, and white, much mixed. 



Of the forty-three species and races of squirrels inhabit- 

 ing Mexico and Central America, the most conspicuous is 



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EASTERN RED SQUIRREL. 



the Red-Bellied Squirrel. 2 Its upper surface is pale griz- 

 zled-gray, and its under-parts bright rusty-red. It inhabits 

 the forests of eastern Mexico, ascending the high mountains 

 to an elevation of 8,000 feet. 



The largest squirrel in the world is the great Malabar 

 Squirrel 3 of southwestern India, which is yellowish brown 

 above, reddish brown or black below, and measures, head and 

 body, 17 inches, tail, 14>2 inches, and it weighs 4 ] 2 pounds. 



1 Sci-u rus fre-mont'i. 



3 Sei-u'rus mal-a-bur'i-cus. 



2 Sci-u'rus ery-ihro-gas'ter. 



