CHIPMUNK or STRIPED SQUIRREL 



Tamias striatus. 



The chipmunk is one of the best known inhabitants of our 

 woods, as it is found from southern Canada and New York to 

 Georgia and Louisiana and is abundant and easily observable 

 throughout this wide range. In length it is about an average squir- 

 rel,, measuring some ten inches, but in form and coloring it is one 

 of our prettiest, as the general hue of chestnut is distinctly marked 

 by a black stripe down the middle of the back, a band of light buff 

 bordered by black on each side, and a white line both above and be- 

 low the eye. Another peculiarity of its own is the cheek-pouches, 

 which are of unusual capacity for so small a creature, since they ex- 

 tend almost to the shoulders and thus enable their owner to make 

 off with far more than he otherwise could. 



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