SYNOPSIS OF THE 



Several other species have been named as such by differ- 

 ent zoologists, but which, for want of more detailed obser- 

 vation, remain doubtful. Of these are, 



1. tS. Persicus, Gm. 148, Voi/. t. 40. Dusky yellow un- 

 derneath, with white sides ; beardless ears ; and black- 

 ish-gray tail, with a white band. Inhabits Persia. 



2. S. AnomaluSf Gm. 148 (Georgian Squirrel, Shaw, Zool.) 

 Dusky ferruginous, with tail and under parts fulvous, 

 and rounded beardless ears. Inhabits Georgia. Enci/. 

 Mahod. t. 15. f. 2. Schreb.f. 215. 



3. S. ErythrcBUS (Ruddy Squirrel of Pennant and Shaw.) 

 Yellowish-brown, with the under parts and tail red- 

 dish-ferruginous, and ciliated ears. Inhabits North 

 America ? Horsf. Java, N. iO. 



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4. S. Abyssinicus. Rusty black above; belly and fore- 

 feet gray. Three times larger than S. Vulgaris. 



5. S. Indicus. Purple-brown, yellow underneath ; tip of 

 the tail orange-coloured. Inhabits the vicinity of 

 Bombay. Sixteen inches long; tail seventeen. 



6. Plantain Squirrel, Pen. Quad. ii. 151. Lighter co- 

 loured than the Common Squirrel, with a yellow line 

 along the side; resembles the common species. 



7. Mexican Squirrel of Seba, Thes. i. p. 7^,f. 2. Ashy- 

 brown, with five or seven longitudinal white stripes. 

 Desmarest thinks this is a factitious species.] 



8. S. Flavus. Yellow, with roundish ears without pen- 

 cils. Less than half the size of the Common Squirrel. 

 From Guzarat, in India, according to Pennant ; but 

 from South America, according to Linnseus. 



Raffinesque, in the Annals of Nature, has described five 



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