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every direction in search of food ; through woods and fields, 

 sometimes around gardens and orchards, continues this ram- 

 bling of the night, "which ceases only with the approach of 

 day. In winter, in severe weather, when their usual food is 

 scarce, individuals of this species have been seen boldly 

 pursuing the chase for food in open day. 



