SAILING SQUIRREL. 
that of the Squirrel. The ears are smallj 
pointed, and covered on the outside with short, 
fine, clear brown hair. Above the eyes, there 
are two long brownish yellow hairs ; but there 
are none on the eye-lids. On each side of the 
muzzle, there are long, black, rigid whiskers. 
The nose is naked ; the teeth, like those of the 
Squirrels, are two above and two below, of a 
deep yellow colour, and very long. The 
grinders are at the bottom of the muzzle* 
Both fore and hind-feet, especially the latter, 
are concealed by the membrane, which covers 
them nearly as far as the paws. The fore-feet 
are divided into four black toes; the two mid- 
dlemost, and particularly the third, being much 
longer than the other two. The hind-feet are 
also black, and divided into five toes ; four of 
which are of equal length, but the fifth, or in- 
nermost, is much shorter, and has the appear- 
ance of a simple appendage. The claws are 
large, sharp, black behind, white below, and 
broad at the origin. The articulations of the 
toes are similar to those of the Squirrels, The 
€kin, or membrane, is thinnest in the middle ; 
where it is about four inches broad on each 
side, and exceeds not the thickness of fine 
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