154 THE ¥ELERANG. 
this circumstance it has sometimes been termed Scc#rus bicolor, or the Two- 
coloured Squirrel. 
In general, the darker hue prevails on the back and upper portions of the 
body, and the lighter tint is abruptly separated from it by a decided line of 
demarcation. ‘Lhe usual colour of the Jelerang is a dark brownish black on 
the back, the top of the head 
yellowish, and the sides and 
abdomen golden yellow. 
The Jelerang is rather com- 
mon i: the countries which it 
inhabits, and as it is very retiring 
in its habits, and dreads the 
proximity of mankind, it is not 
so mischievous a neighbour as 
is the case with the greater num- 
ber of the Squirrels. It lives 
chiefly in the depths of the 
forests, and feeds upon the wild 
fruits that grow without any aid 
from the hand of mankind. It 
is easily tamed, and being an 
active, arnusing animal, as well 
as possessed of a_ beautifully 
marked coat, is often domesti- 
cated among the inhabitants of 
the same country. The flesh of 
the Jelerang is thought to be 
very good, and is eaten by the 
natives. 
EVERYONE is familiar with the 
lively English SQUIRREL, which 
makes the woocs joyous with 
its active gambols, and is so 
often repaid for its gaiety by 
being captured and comrelled 
to make sport for its owner 
within the nariow precincts of 
a wie cage. 
This little animal is plentiful 
in many parts of England, and 
indeed, is generally found 
wherever there is a tolerably 
large copse, or a wood of 
moderate dimensions. In _pri- 
vate grounds and parks it luxuri- 
ates, knowing instinctively that 
it may wander at its own will, unchecked and unharmed. Among the tree 
branches its powers of activity are absolutely surprising, for it will fling 
itself through such distances, and at such a height, that it seems likely to 
be dashed to pieces every instant. Yet it very seldom makes a false step, 
and even if it should lose its foothold, it is not at all disconcerted, but 
spreads out its legs and bushy tail to their utmost expansion, so that it presegts 
a large surface to the air, and comes quite lightly to the earth, even though 
it may have leaped from a considerable height. at . : 
On the ground it is not so much at its ease as when it is careering amid 
JELERANG, OR JAVAN SQUIRREL.—(Scdvivus 
Favensis.) 
