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The greater number of the species belonging to the eastern con- 
tinent are also destitute of these pencils. One of the most beautiful 
is the 
Sc. maximus and macrourus, Gm.;* Buff. Supp. VII. Ixxii. (The 
Large Squirrel of India). Nearly the size of a cat; above black; 
the flanks and top of the head of a beautiful bright maronne; the 
head, and all the under parts of the body, and the inside of the limbs 
pale yellow; a maronne-coloured band behind the cheek. It inhabits 
the palms, and is extravagantly fond of the milk of the cocoa-nut. 
There are, also, several Squirrels in warm climates, that are re- 
markable for the longitudinal bands which vary their fur. Such 
are the 
Sc. getulus, L.; Buff. X. xxvi. (The Barbaresque). The bands 
of which extend to the tail, and even on it. 
Sc. palmarum, L.: Buff. X. xxvi. (The Palmist). On which 
the stripes are confined to the back. 
It is probable that we shall have to separate from the squirrels certain 
species which have cheek-pouches, like the Hamsters, and pass their lives 
in subterraneous holes, the Z'amie of Illiger. For instance the 
Se. striatus, L.; Buff. X. xxviii. (The Ground Squirrel). Which 
is found throughout all the north of Asia and America, particularly in 
the pine forests. The tail is more scantily supplied with hairs than 
that of the European Squirrel; the ears smooth, and skin brown, 
with five black stripes and two white ones. 
We ought, also, most probably, to distinguish the Guerlinguets, a spe- 
cies with a long and almost round tail, and an enormous pendant scrotum. 
They are found in both continents}. 
The following have been separated already. 
Preromys, Cuvt. 
Or the Flying Squirrels, to which the skin of the flank, extending be- 
tween the fore and hind legs, imparts the faculty of supporting themselves 
for some moments in the air, and of making very great leaps. There are 
long bony appendages to their feet, which support a part of this lateral 
membrane. ; 
There is a species in Poland, Russia, and Siberia. 
Sc. volans, L.; Schreb, CCX XIII. (The Flying Squirrel). Ash- 
coloured, grey above; white underneath; size of a rat; the tail only 
half the length of the body. It lives solitarily in the forests. 
One from North America. 
Sc. voluccella, L.; Buff. X. xxi. (The American Flying Squir- 
rel). Reddish-grey above; white beneath: size less than that of 
* A comparison of the figure of Pennant with that of Sonnerat is sufficient to 
prove that they represent the same animal. 
+ We have found, however, in the Tami@ and Guerlinguets, the same kind of teeth 
as in the Squirrels and Pteromys. 
t Pteromys, Winged Rat. 
