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MAMMALIA. GLIRES. Sciurus. 
lateral ftripes and orbits wf'‘jl 
jcnicus, tajj black. Carnat'K^' 
Inhabits Indian Carnatic; larger than S. vulgaris. 
Vanegatu; Body above variegated with black, white and brown ; 
yellow. Fariei^: 
Inhabits New Spain; burrows and collefts bores of grain u”’’ 
the roots of trees ; twice as large as S. vulgaris. 
Ears fhort, plain, white; mouth white; Aifczcforange mixed 
the other colours; zvhijkers lon^, hhck i claws bhck. 
■Pegus. Body dufky-yellow ; a black line on the flioulders. Chilefi^' 
Inhabits Chili in large focieties; burrows and lays up ftore*f 
frints and roots for winter provilion ; does not become torp'*^^ 
natives ; larger than the black 'j, 
^ j acute ; ears ruuuded ; tail colour ‘ 
body, bulhy at tlie tip, 
Mexicanus Body brownifli-afli, with 5—7 whitiih longitudinal ftripf 
Inhabits A'’ea) 5 pam; 5^ inches long, tai 7 a little longer j 
■D j margin; male 7, female 5 ftripes. 
2. Body uniform in colour ; fcrotum large, pendulous, 
Bancrojti. Body above pale yellowifh-brown ; fides and belly wb''^' 
tail long, hairy, fpotted. Guianff^^' 
Inhabits Guiana; refemblcs S. vulgaris, 
Guajanen- Body reddifh, very fmall. Cayen>!( 
Inhabits Cayenne ; lives folitaiy on trees ; feeds on ieeds i 
turally fierce, but may be tamed; brings 2 young, 
year ; fize of a rat. ° 
}.ladagaf. Middle toe of the fore-foot naked, very lone • thumb-nail^' 
— the hind-feet rounded. ^Mad^nfcar 
Inhabits the caftern fide of Maiagafcar ; lives und« groO< 
tlothful, timid, now; feeds on worms, which it draws 
its claws from the hollows of treCs 
Ears large, flat, black, very hairy ; bunches of hair above^ 
eyes and ,w/e, on the cAeehs and chin ; under fur dowmy, u]’^, 
long, black; /■ace and f/iroat whitifh-tawriy ; tail flattci'fp 
18 inches long, upper lialf white the rell black; toes of ‘‘ 
*K,=. C.. . , , . . 
-t long, of the hind-feet -4, {harp, hooked. 
