iM SQUIRREL Class L 



GENUS XIII. SQUIRREL. 



Toes four before ; five behind. • , 



Ears tufted. 



Tail long cloathed with long hair. 



i3. CoMMOif. Sciurus vulgaris. Raiisyn. quad. palmis 4-dactyli5 plantis 



214. 6-dactylis. Gm. Lin. 145. 



Meyer s an. i. Tal. p7. Sciurus palmis solis saliens. 



Gcsner quad. 8i5. ,_ Faun. Suec. 31 . 



Sciurus rufus, quandoque griseo Sc. vulgaris rubicundus. 



admixto. Brisson quad. 104. Klein quad. 53. 



De Buffon, Tom. vii. 258. Tab. Br. Zool. 44. Hist. quad. ii. 



32. No. 329. p. 138. Arcl. 



Sciurus auriculis apice barbatis, Zool. i. 142. 



• Brit. Gwiwair Germ. Eichorn, Eichmerm- 

 Fren. L'Ecureuil lin 



Ital. Scoiattolo, Schiarro, Dut. Inkhoorn 



Schiratto Siced. Ikorn, graskin 



Span. Harda, Hardilla, Esqnilo Dan. Ekorn. 

 Port. Ciuro 



Name. J- HE squirrel derives its name from the form 

 of its tail, ff-nicc a shade, ^(a a tail, as serving this 

 little animal for an umbrella. That part is long 

 enough to cover the whole body, and is clothed 

 M ith long hairs, disposed on each side horizon- 

 tally, which gives it a great breadth. These 

 serve a double purpose; when erected, they 

 prove a secure protection from the injuries of 



