FOX SQUIRREL 



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The fox squirrel, although somewhat rare throughout its range, 

 is found from North Carolina and Virginia, north to central New 

 York and west to the Mississippi Valley, where it is most numerous 

 at present. It is the largest of the tree-dwelling group, having a 

 stout thickset body, about one foot in length, and a handsome bushy 

 tail fully as long. The general coloring is yellowish gray with more 

 or less of a reddish tinge above and a lighter yellow shading almost 

 to white below. It is, however, the most variable in color of any of 

 our squirrels and may be found in many shades, from that just 

 described to jet black, clear gray or pure white. The one distin- 

 guishing mark of this particular species is the pure white nose which 



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