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“dray” in some aged tree—often a tamarind or a 
banyan. As a rule they select a tree which is nearly 
hollow, of which the gnarled trunk is riddled with holes. 
Thus there are many entrances to the nest. 
Usually quite a colony lives in one tree, and as the 
sun is setting the little mammals are fond of chasing 
each other about the tree, dashing in and out of the 
various holes in the trunk. There is such a tree in 
the compound of the Adyar Club at Madras, which the 
squirrels and the spotted owlet (Athene brama) have 
altogether appropriated. Before it is quite dark the 
squirrels retire to their lair, where they enjoy sweet 
repose until the sun again shows his face. They then 
emerge and bask for a little in his comfortable rays. 
The sun bath over, the members of the colony leave 
the tree, one by one, each to follow his own devices and 
desires, 
