260 MAMMALIA. GLIRES. SquirreL 



551 12. Ruddy Squirrel.— 10. Sciurus erythraeus. 17. 



Of a yellow colour, mixed with dufky, on the upper parts ; the under parts blood red 

 - mixed with tawny ; the tail of this laft colour, with a longitudinal blackHh {tripe ; 

 and the ears Sightly tufted at the edges. Pallas, Giir. 377. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 271. 



Inhabits India.— Is rather larger than the Common Squirrel; the fore paws have each a large pro- 

 tuberance in place of a thumb or fifth toe„ 



552 13. Ceylon Squirrel. — it. Sciurus macr our us. 18. 



The tail is of a light grey colour, and twice the length of the body. Erxleb. mam. 420/ 

 Schreber, iv. 783. t. ccxviu 



Sciurus zeylonicus, or Ceylon Squirrel, with black hair on the back, called Rukkaia by the na- 

 tives on account of its voice. Raj. quad. 215. — Long-tailed Squirrel. Penn. Ind. zool. t. 1. — Cey- 

 lon Squirrel, or Dandoelana. Penn.. hift. of quad. n. 267. 



Inhabits the ifland of Ceylon. — This fpecies is three times the fize of the Common Squirrel. The 

 ears are tufted with black hairs ; the fore-head, back, fides, and haunches are black ; the legs and 

 belly yellow ; the cheeks are yellow, marked with a bifurcated black ftroke, and red at their lower 

 parts ; and between the ears is a yellow fpot : The tail is twice as long as the body, of a light grey 

 colour, and very bufhy ; the root being furrounded with hair, while that on the reft lies flat, and fe— 

 parates tideways. 



553 14. Malabar Squirrel.— 12. Sciurus maximns. 19. 



Of a red brown colour on the upper parts, the under parts and tail black ; the ears 

 flightly tufted. Schreber, iv. 784. t. ccxvii. B.. 



Large Malabar Squirrel. Sonneret, v.oy. ii.. 139. t. 87.. 



Inhabits the Malabar coaft, and the province of Mahe in India.:— This fpecies is about the fize of a-, 

 large Cat ; has fmall erect ears, long hair, ftrong black claws, and a very fmall protuberance, in place 

 of the thumb, or fifth toe, on the fore paws, provided with a fiat nail : It feeds chiefly on the milk 

 of the Coccoa nut; and has a loud fonorous voice. Dr Gmelin is uncertain whether this be a diftincl 

 fpecies, or. only a variety of the laft. 



554. 15. Abyffinian Squirrel.— 13. Sciurus abyjftnicus. 20. 



Of a rufty black colour on the back, the fore feet and belly grey ; the tail a foot and 

 a half long. Thevenot, It. v. 34. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 268. 



Is faid to inhabit Abyffinia This animal is but obfeurely known ; it was purchafed by Thevenot. 



at Moco in Arabia, from an Abyffinian; it is thrice the fize of the common fpecies, and the nofe and 

 foles of the feet are flefh coloured ; it was good natured and fportive, eat of every thing but flefh, 

 and cracked the hardeft almonds. This animal is probably, like the former, a variety of the Long-. 

 tailed or Ceylon fpecies. 



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