VARIED SQUIRREL. 
The Varied Squirrel, or Sciurus Striatus of 
Linnaeas and other naturalists, is supposed, 
hy some, to be the same animal as the^^' ;o- 
quallin of Bulton ; which Goldsmith calls the 
Brasilian Squirrel, and describes as being a 
beautiful animal of the kind, very remarkable 
for the variety of it's colours. It's belly is 
said to be of a bright yellow ; it's head and 
body being variegated with white, black, 
brown, and orange colour. It wants the 
tufts at the extremities of it's ears ; and does 
not climb trees, as most of the kind are seen 
to do. 
In this description, unquestionably, there is 
much resemblance to that of the Varied 
Squirrel of Edwards, hereafter to be de- 
scribed ; and, indeed, it seems evident to us^ 
that there is an entire class of these striped 
Squirrels, originally from one family, per- 
haps, but bearing very different degrees of 
affinity. The Grey Virginian Squirrel, called 
by 
