DOUGLAS' SQUIRREL. SCIURUS HUDSONIUS DOUGLASIL 



ALLAN BROOKS. 



This is the most richly colored squirrel 

 of the hudsonius, or chickaree, group, of 

 which the common red squirrel of North- 

 east America is the type. Douglas' squir- 

 rel inhabits the humid, heavily timbered 

 country West of the Cascade range in 

 British Columbia and Northern Washing-' 



brown above, tinged with gray in winter, 

 with the lower surface always ochre yel- 

 low, varying in intensity in individuals. 

 Males are generally more brightly colored 

 than females. 



The notes are quite distinct from those 

 of the red squirrel except perhaps the trill- 



DOUGLAS' SQUIRREL. SCIURUS DOUGLASII. 



ton, but is replaced by a much lighter and 

 less richly colored form on Vancouver's 

 island. 



In size Douglas' squirrel averages about 

 the same as the Eastern form found in 

 Ontario, but in typical examples the col- 

 oration is very different, being dark umber 



ing chatter, which is the same in both. 

 Douglas' squirrel has a very musical 

 chirp, or rather a soft chirping whistle. 



I have never noticed it robbing the 

 nests of small birds, but it is certainly 

 fond of meat, as every trapper knows. 



SPREADING HAPPINESS. 



"I have but one rule that I follow abso- 

 lutely in this life, and that is to make other 

 people as happy as possible." 



"Well," she replied, "you ought to be 

 gratified, then, at what I heard a young 

 lady say the other day." 



"What was that?" 



"She said that whenever she saw you 

 dancing she had to laugh." — Chicago 

 Times-Herald. 



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