HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



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THE BARBARY SQUIRREL. 



(Scinriis Getulits, Linn. Lc Barbaresque, Buff.) 



Is of an ash colour, inclining" to red ; each side is 

 beautifully marked with two white stripes, running- 

 lengthwise ; its belly is white ; its tail bushy, and 

 variegated with regular shades of black, one be- 

 neath the other; its eyes are full and black, with 

 white orbits. It is about the size of the common 

 Squirrel. 



THE PALM SQUIRREL. 



(Sciurus Palmarum, Linn. Lc Palmisfe, Buff.) 



Is similar to the last, having a pale yellow stripe 

 on the middle of the back, and two on each side 

 parallel to it ; the belly is of the same colour ; the 

 rest of the body black and red closely mixed ; its 

 tail is long, does not lie on its back like that of the 

 Squirrel, but is carried erect. 



