GNAWERS. 



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Common Striped Squirrel, or Chipmunk, is a'ouut five 

 inches lons.^ to the tail, and the color is }'ell(>\\ish gray 

 with five black stripes on the back and sides. In au- 



Fig. 88. — Striped Squirrel, or Chipmunk. 



tumn the Chipmunks ma)' be seen ^\■ith their cheek- 

 pouches full of nuts or grain, which the}' store up for 

 winter, at which time they remain in their holes. 



Gophers. 



The Striped Gopher, of Michigan and westward, is a 

 very beautiful animal, about the size of the Red Squir- 

 rel, of a dark brown color, with light lines and rows of 

 light spots. It lives in burrows, and when alarmed pops 

 into its hole with a chirp. The Prairie Dog is larger 

 than the Striped Gopher, appearing somewhat like a 

 small Woodchuck. It utters a sharp chirp, called bark- 



1 ig. 89. — Striped Gopher. 



Fig. 90. — Prairie Dog, 



