326 MAMMALIA : GLTRES. XLVIII. 



557. SCIURITS Linnaeus. (o-Kiovpoy, squirrel; ovaa, shade ; 

 ovpa, tail.) 



1069. S. hudsonicus (Erxleben). RED SQUIRREL. CHICK- 

 AREE. Yellowish gray, back with a median wash of bright rusty 

 red; tail short and narrow, with a subterminal band of black; the 

 typical form in mountains or cold regions, and having the white 

 under parts vermiculated with black, especially in winter. L. 14. 

 T. 6|. N". Am., S. in nits, to N. C.; abundant N. Subspec. loquax 

 Bangs, the Southern form, common on lower ground and south- 

 ward. Maine to Minn., S. to Va., more rusty, less olive, and rather 

 larger, under parts not vermiculated. (Lat., loquacious.) 



1070. S. carolinensis Gmelin. GRAY SQUIRREL. BLACK 

 SQUIRREL. CAT SQUIRREL. Whitish gray, usually varied with 

 tawny ; middle of back brownish ; ears not tufted ; often entirely 

 jet black, the gray and black forms belonging to the same species. 

 L. 20. T. 9. Minn. to Me. and S., abundant in hardwood forests. 

 The common Northern form is subspec. leucotis (Gapper), larger, the 

 brownish band on back narrow. The typical carolinensis is South- 

 ern, N. to St. Louis, smaller and paler, silver gray, but often black. 

 L. 17. T. 8. Subspec. hypophaeus Merriam. Large, dark above, 

 with only a narrow white streak on belly ; the sides washed with 

 yellowish. S.Minn. (UTTO, below : (fratos, clear.) 



1071. S. ludovicianus Custis. WESTERN Fox SQUIRREL. 

 Yellowish- gray or rusty, mixed with blackish above ; belly white ; 

 ears rusty red, never white ; nose sometimes so ; tail rusty below. 

 The typical form, but usually deeply rusty or orange, sometimes 

 black. S. Dak. to W. Va. and S., abundant. L. 22. T. 10. Sub- 

 spec, vicinus Bangs (or cinereus L. in part), the Eastern form 

 larger (L. 23. T. 11), paler, and never black. N. Y. to W. Ya. 

 and N. C., in deep woods now almost extinct. (Lat., near.) 



1072. S. niger L. SOUTHERN Fox SQUIRREL. General 

 color clay color, varying from almost white, through various shades 

 of gray, to jet black, tail very large and bushy. L. 26. T. 12. 

 Top of head always black ; feet very large ; fur coarse ; ears and 

 nose white. Pine woods of the S., N. to E. Va., known from other 

 fox squirrels by the white ears and nose. (Lat., black.) 



558. SCIUROPTERUS Frederic Cuvier. (o-Kiovpos, squirrel ; 

 nTfpov, wing.) 



1073. S. volans (L.). COMMON FLYING SQUIRREL. Dull 

 yellowish brown, drab or russet, creamy white below ; the summer 

 and winter pelage similar. L. 10. T. 4. N. H. to Ga. and Kas., 

 abundant. (Lat., flying.) 



1074. S. sabrinus (Shaw). Larger ; glossy wood brown or 

 cinnamon above, dirty white below ; summer pelage uniform sooty 



