264 MAMMALIA. CURES. Squirrel, 



5 6 4 23. Carnatic Squirrel.-— 20. Sciurus dfcbinfchicus. 22. 



Of a brick-dud red colour, with white ftripes on the fides, and white orbits ; having a 

 black tail. Sonneret, It. ii. 140. 



Inhabits the province of Dfchinfchi * in India — This fpecies is larger than the Common Squir- 

 rel. 



S®5 24. Varied Squirrel.— 21. Sciurus variegatus. 23. 



The head and upper parts of the body are varied with black, white, brown, and orange ; 

 and the belly is yellow. Erxleb. mam. 421. Schreber, iv. 789. t. cexviii. 



Quauhtecallotlquapachtli, ur Coztiocotequallin. Fernand. nov. Hifp. 9. — Coquallin, or Varied 

 Squirrel. Sm. Buff. vii. 176. pi. ccxix. —Varied Squirrel. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 275. 



Inhabits Mexico and New Spain.— Dwells in burrows, and in holes under the roots of trees, laying 

 up winter magazines of maize and other grain : It is near twice the fize of the Common Squirrel, 

 being about a foot long ; the ears are fhort and plain, and, with the circumference of the mouth, are 

 white ; the whifkers and claws are black. 



566 j8. Smaller Varied Squirrel. — Sciurus <variegatus minor. 



Mr Pennant informs us that he has feen a variety of this fpecies, not larger than the Common Squir- 

 rel, the fur of which on the upper parts of the body was brown, orange, and afh coloured, with an 

 orange coloured belly. 



567 25. Chilefe Squirrel. — 22. Sciurus Digits. 24. 



Of a dufky yellow colour, with a black line on the fhoulders. Molina, hift. nat. ChiL 

 269. 



Inhabits Chili — This fpecies dwells in large focieties, burrowing under ground, and feeding on 

 roots and fruits, of which it lays up magazines for winter provifion. It refembles the White Dor* 

 moufe, but does not become torpid in winter ; in fize it is rather larger than the Black Rat, having 

 a fhort head and fharp fnout ; the ears are rounded ; the tail is bufhy at the end, and is of the fame 

 colour with the body. The flefli is eaten by fome of the natives. 



568 26. Mexican Squirrel. — 23. Sciurus mexicanus. 25. 



Of a dufky afli, or moufe-colour, with five or feven longitudinal white ftripes along the 

 back and tail, Erxleb. mam. 428. n. 12. 



Sciurus novae hifpaniae, or Squirrel of New Spain, of a dufky afh colour marked with white 

 ftripes on the back. BrifT. quad. 154. n. 8.— Sciurus rariffimus, or Rare Squirrel, from New Spain, 



ftriped 



* It is difficult to guefs what part of India is meant by this, unlefs Gingee in the Carnatic, the 

 Spelling being taken from the found, as pronounced in the German language. — T. 



