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ters of Natural Hiftory, and therefore 

 I fhall refer you to their defcriptions, as 

 I have had no opportunity of accurately 

 examining them. 



The Squirrel of Guiana, in fize and 

 figure pretty much refembles the com- 

 mon Englijh Squirrel, but has a very 

 long bufhy tail, which it commonly 

 holds in an eredt pofition. The body is 

 covered with fmooth fine hair, white 

 on the breaft and belly, but in other 

 parts of the body of a pale yellowifh 

 brown colour, diverfified on each fide 

 by a fmall white longitudinal ftreak. 

 The hairs on the tail are very long, and 

 of the colour of thofe on the body, but 

 variegated with white and black co- 

 lours. 



The Rats of Guiana are extremely 

 numerous, and much larger than thofe 

 of England, but otherwife, in every re- 



fpeft, 



