HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 363 



The Long-tailed SQUIRREL. 



This fpecies is found in Ceylon and Malabar. In 



the Cingalefe tongue, it is called Dandoelana ; and, from 

 the noife it makes, Roekea. > 



It is about three times the fize of the European Squir- 

 rel : The ears are tufted with black hairs ; the end of the 

 nofe is pink-coloured ; the cheeks, legs, and belly, are of 

 a dull yellow ; between the ears is a yellow fpot ; the 

 crown of the head and the back are black ; from each ear 

 is a bifurcated line of the fame colour, pointing down 

 the cheeks ; the upper part of the feet is covered with 

 black hairs, the lower part naked and red : The tail is 

 nearly twice the length of the body, of a light am colour, 

 and extremely bulhy 5 the part next the body quite fur- 

 rounded with hairs ; on the remainder the hairs are fepa- 

 rated, and lie flat. 



We are indebted to Mr Pennant for the drawing of 

 this curious animal, the defcription of which is taken 

 from his Indian Zoology. 



