MAMMALIA. GLIRES. Squirrel. 259 



Carolina Squirrel. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 274. *. — Lefler grey Squirrel. Penn. fynopf. n. 209. 

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Inhabits Carolina This fpecies is lefs than the Common Squirrel, and, like the former, is apt to 



vary to a more complete grey. 



547 8. Virginian Squirrel. — Sciurus virginianus . 

 Has coarfe fur of a mixed dirty white and black colour. 



Cat Squirrel. Penn. Ardt. zool. n. 49. £. 



Inhabits Virginia. — This animalis about the fame fize with the Grey Squirrel, of which Mr Pen- 

 nant fuppofes it to be a variety ; the tail is fhorter than in mod fpecies of the genus, and is of a dull 

 yellow colour, mixed with black ; the throat and infides of the legs and thighs are black. 



548 9. Perfian Squirrel. — 7, Sciurus perficus. 14. 



Of a dark colour, with white fides and a yellow belly; the tail is black mixed with afli 

 colour, and marked with a white ring ; the ears plain. S. G. Gmelin, It. iii. 379. t. 43. 



Inhabits the high mountains of Hyrcania in Perfia. — This refembles the common fpecies in general 

 appearance and manners, but differs in the colour, which is not fubject to variation : The foles of the 

 feet are reddiih. 



,1-40 10. Georgian Squirrel. — 8. Sciurus anomalus. 15. 



Of a yellow colour mixed with dufky on the upper parts and tail ; the under parts of a 

 dull tawny ; the ears plain and rounded. Guldenftaedt. Schreber, iv. 781. t. ccxv. C. 



Inhabits Georgia in Afia. — This fpecies is larger than the Common Squirrel ; the circumference 

 of the mouth is white, the tip of the nofe black, the cheeks tawny, the whifkers and region of the 

 -eyes dufky, and the ears flame yellow, whitifh within. 



J50 II. Javan Squirrel.— 9. Sciurus bicohr. 16. 



The upper parts of the body are black and the under parts tawny ; the thumbs are 

 provided with large rounded flat nails ; the ears are plain, hairy, and (harp pointed. 

 Sparrman, Act. foe. Goth. i. 70. Schreber, iv. 781. t. cexvi. 



Javan Squirrel. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 269. 



Inhabits the ifland of Java. — The body and head are about a foot long, and the tail of the fame 

 length ; Mr Pennant adds, that the tail is tipt with black, and fays the under parts are of a light 

 brown colour. The hind feet are black ; the claws of the fore feet are fharp, except the nail on the 

 fifth toe ; and the thumbs are very fhort. 



Kk; 12. 



