Clafs I. S Q^U I R R E L. 93 



Genus XIV. The SQUIRREL. 



Species I. The S QJJ I R R E L. 



Sciarus vulgaris. Raiifyn. quad, palinis4-da£iylisp]antls j-dac- 



214. tylis. Lin/fyji. a6. 



Meyers an. \. Tab. 97. Sciurus palmis folis faliens. Faun. 



Ge/ner quad. 845- Suec, 37. 



Sciurus rufus, quandoqxie grifeo Sc. vulgaris rubicundus. KUin 



admixto. Brijfon quad. \o\. quad. z,^. 



Be Bufon, Tom. vii. 258. Tab. i.z. Br. Zoot. 44. 



Sciurus auriculis apice barbatis, 



NAMES, 



Brit, Gwiwair Port. Ciuro 



Fren. L'Ecureuit Germ. Eychorn, Eichmermliij 



Jial. Scoiattolo, Schiarro, Schi- Z)«/. Inkhoorn 



ratto Sived. Ikorn, grafkin 



S^an, Harda, Hardilla, Efqailo Dan. Ekorn 



TH E fqiiirrel derives its name from the form of 

 of its tail, a ffUA a fhade, Kja a tail, as ferving 

 this little animal for an umbrella. That part is long 

 enough to cover the whole body, and is cloched with 

 long hairs, difpofed on each fide horizontally, which, 

 gives it a great breadth. Thefe ferve a double pur- 

 pofe ; when ere<5ted, they prove a fecure protedtioa 

 from the injuries of heat or cold j when extended, 

 they are very inftrumental in promoting thofe vaft 

 leaps the fquirrel takes from tree to tree. On the au- 

 thority of Klein and Linnieus^ we may add a third ap- 

 plication of the form of the tail : thefe naturalifts tell 

 us, that when the fquirrel is difpofed to crofs a river^ 

 a piece of bark is the boat, the tail the fail. 



This animal is remarkably neat, lively, a^ive, and 



pro- 



