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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. 
C. — The Ground Squirrel ( Tamia Striata J is quite nu- 
merous now : it does not migrate^ I believe. 
F. — No : all our squirrels are residents, not sojourners 
here : I think the ground squirrel, however, retires to a 
burrow during the winter, and hybernates. I have never 
seen it, as I recollect, abroad during that season ; but the 
Red Squirrel f Sciurus Hudson'ms ) may often be seen on a 
RED SQUIRREL. 
Sciurus Hudsonius. 
fine day at the foot of some beech or maple, and if disturbed 
he quickly runs to his hole under the snow. 
C. — The striped or ground squirrel is a very pretty ani- 
mal : it has not the roguish saucy famiharity of the red, 
and has little of the appearance of a squirrel. Its bright 
fawn colour is well marked by the three black stripes down 
its back and sides. 
He rarely if ever climbs trees, but is fond of playing 
bo-peep around old logs, or among a heap of stones, now and 
