25,6 MAMMALIA. GLIRES. Squirrel, 



534 /3. White- tailed Common Squirrel. — Sc. vulg. leucourus. 

 As the former, with a pure white tail. Penn. hift. of quad. p. 406- 



Common in many parts of England,, and is very beautiful, 



535 ry. Varying Common Squirrel.— 1. j3. Sc. viilg. varius. 



In winter of a bluifh a'fh colour ; in fummer red, with a white belly. Erxl. mam. 414. «. 



Sciurus varius, or VaryingSquirrel-ofa whitrfh afh colour. Briff. quad. 152. n. 4. Aldrov. dig. 

 403. f. p. 405. — Squirrel, called Mus ponticus, and Varying Squirrel, on account of its changing 

 colours at different feafons. Jonft. quad. 163. Gefn. quad. 741. 



"Eound in Sweden, 'Lapland, and other cold countries. 



5^6 <f. Black Common Squirrel. — 1. y. Sc. <uulg. niger. 



Of a uniform black colour. Erxleb. mam. p. 415. £. Lever. Muf. 

 ' Inhabits about Lake Baikal. 



537 g. White Common Squirrel. — 1. $■. Sc. <vnlg. albus. 

 Of an entire white colour, with red eyes. Erxl. mam. p. 416. y . 



Sciurus albus fibiricus, or White Siberian Squirrel. BrifT. quad. 151. n. 2. — Sciurus albus, or 

 White Squirrel. Wagn. Helv. 185. S. G. Gmelin, It. i. 35. t. .8. 



Inhabits Siberia. 



538 £. Silvery Common Squirrel. — Sc. vulg. argenteus. 



Is larger than the ordinary varieties, and of a gloffy filver grey colour. Penn. hift. • of 



quad. 



Teleutfkaya Belka, or Squirrel of the Teleutian Tartars. Muller, Samlung, Ruff. vii. 124. 



Is found about the upper parts of the river Oby ; and is as large again as the Common Grey 

 Squirrel of thefe parts. 



The feveral varieties of the Common Squirrel inhabit the whole of Europe, and the northern tem- 

 perate parts of Aiia. — It lives always in woods, is a handfome, active, and lively animal, w'hich climbs 

 trees with great agility ; it makes a neft of mofs and dried leaves, at the fork or junction of two 

 branches, leaving two holes atoppdfite fides, and keeps that hole fruit which is towards the wind : 

 It feeds on nuts, acorns, fruits, berries, and other vegetable productions, laying up magazines for win- 

 ter, and in fummer feeds on buds, young cones, and tender moots, efpecially thofe of the fir; drinks 

 little, and'in winter eats fhow in place of drink : It fits up on its hind legs, and fhades itfelf with its 

 tail, which it carries over the back and head ; and ufes its fore paws for carrying its food to the 

 mouth : It leaps to a furprifing diftance ; and is laid, when inclined to pafs a river, to life a piece" of 

 '0; bark 



