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HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA. 



WOODCHUCK. 



by Mr. Farnliam, are the Gray Squirrel, [Sciunes 

 Cinereus,) the Great-tailed Squirrel (/S'ciMrtis macrou- 

 veus), the Flying Squirrel, the Striped Squirrel, and 

 the Black Squirrel [Sciurus niger.) The last is a 

 beautiful species sometimes found in the Atlantic 

 States. 



Its face is described as being in general blach, but 

 with some white markings very differently placed in 

 different individuals. In some the nose is white, in 

 others the feet ; in others, again, the tip of the tail ; 

 yet, again, there is a white collar round the neck ; and 

 these markings may all appear in the same individual, 

 or any number of them may appear in any of the 

 combinations which they can form*. These circum- 



