TROPICAL SQUIRRELS 



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grounds. In Colorado and Utah occurs the third full species, 

 known as Fremont's Squirrel/ which is colored gray, yel- 

 lowish brown, and white, much mixed. 



Of the forty-three species and races of squirrels inhabit- 

 ing Mexico and Central America, the most conspicuous is 



EASTERN EED SQUIRREL. 



the Red-Bellied Squirrel.^ Its upper surface is pale griz- 

 zled-gray, and its under-parts bright rusty-red. It inhabits 

 the forests of eastern Mexico, ascending the high mountains 

 to an elevation of 8,000 feet. 



The largest squirrel in the world is the great Malabar 

 Squirrel' of southwestern India, which is yellowish brown 

 above, reddish brown or black below, and measures, head and 

 body, 17 inches, tail, 14K inches, and it weighs 4K pounds. 



1 Sci-u'rus fre-mont'i. 



5 Sci-u'rus mal-a-bar'i-ims. 



^ Sci-u'rus ery-thro-gas'ter. 



