WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD 



XI 



FLYING SQUIRRELS 



OULD it be far wrong to call 

 the flying -squirrel the most 

 beautiful, the most lovable of 

 American mammals ? None 

 other seems so attractive to 

 both the eye and the imagi- 

 nation, and this impression is 

 confirmed when we come to 

 know the little creature as a 

 pet, for its gentleness and ca- 

 ressing trust in us are wholly 

 charming. 



Flying - squirrels are to be 

 found all over the country, 

 braving even a Canadian win- 

 ter, yet are not commonly seen, 

 for no animal is more strictly 

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