326 MAMMALIA: GLIRES. — XLVIII. 
557. SCIURUS Linneus. (cxiovpos, squirrel; cxid, shade ; 
ovpa, tail.) 
1069. S. hudsonicus (Erxleben). Rep SquirREL. CuHIcK- 
AREE. Yellowish gray, back with a median wash of bright rusty 
red; tail short and narrow, with a subterminal band of black; the 
typical form in mountains or cold regions, and having the white 
under parts vermiculated with black, especially in winter. L. 14. 
T. 63. N. Am.,S.in mts. to N.C.; abundant N. Subspec. loquax 
Bangs, the Southern form, common on lower ground and south- 
ward. Maine to Minn., S. to Va., more rusty, less olive, and rather 
larger, under parts not vermiculated. (Lat., loquacious.) 
1070. S. carolinensis Gmelin. Gray SquirreL. Brack 
Squrrren. Cat SquirreLt. Whitish gray, usually varied with 
tawny; middle of back brownish; ears not tufted; often entirely 
jet black, the gray and black forms belonging to the same species. 
L. 20. T. 9. Minn. to Me. and S., abundant in hard wood forests. 
The common Northern form is subspec. leucotis (Gapper), larger, the 
brownish band on back narrow. The typical carolinensis is South- 
ern, N. to St. Louis, smaller and paler, silver gray, but often black. 
L.174. T.8. Subspec. hypopheus Merriam. Large, dark above, 
with only a narrow white streak on belly; the sides washed with 
yellowish. S. Minn. (dnd, below: gauds, clear.) 
1071. &. ludovicianus Custis. Wrstern Fox Squrrre. 
Yellowish gray or rusty, mixed with blackish above ; belly white; 
ears rusty red, never white; nose sometimes so; tail rusty below. 
The typical form, but usually deeply rusty or orange, sometimes 
black. S. Dak. to W. Va. and S., abundant. L. 22. T.10. Sub- 
spec. vicinus Bangs (or cinereus L. in part), the Eastern form 
larger (L. 234. T. 11), paler, and never black. N. Y. to W. Va. 
and N. C., in deep woods now almost extinct. (Lat., near.) 
1072. S. niger L. Soutarrn Fox Saqurrrer. General 
color clay color, varying from almost white, through various shades 
of gray, to jet black, tail very large and bushy. L. 26. T. 12. 
Top of head always black; feet very large; fur coarse; ears and 
uose white. Pine woods of the S., N. to E. Va., known from other 
fox squirrels by the white ears and nose. (Lat., black.) 
558. SCIUROPTERUS Frédéric Cuvier. (cxiovpos, squirrel ; 
mrepév, wiDg.) 
1073. S. volans (l.). Common Frying Squrrret. Dull 
yellowish brown, drab or russet, creamy white below; the summer 
and winter pelage similar. L.10. T.4. N. H. to Ga. and Kas., 
abundant. (Lat., flying.) 
1074. S. sabrinus (Shaw). Larger; glossy wood brown or 
cinnamon above, dirty white below; summer pelage uniform sooty 
