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ANNULATED JIARMOT SQUIRREL, 
surface, the hairs are longer, and so thinly and loosely scattered as to 
leave the skni visible in many places, especially on the abdomen, and 
inner surface of the thighs. The hind feet, which are thickly covered 
with short, smooth hairs, have five toes. The soles, as well as palms, are 
naked. The tail, by its great length and singular markings, presents 
a distinguishing peculiarity in this species ; it is flattened, and the hairs 
admit of a distichous arrangement ; but the tail is narrower, and less 
bushy than those of the Squirrels. 
COLOUR. 
The incisors are deep orange ; nails, brown ; whiskers, black ; nose and 
sides of the face, chestnut-brown. There is a line of soiled white above 
and around the eyes. The hairs on the upper surface are yellowish- 
brown at the roots, barred about the middle with black ; then another 
line of yellowish-brown and tipped with black, giving it a dark, greyish- 
brown, and in some lights a speckled appearance. The small spots are, 
however, no where well defined; upper surface of the feet and legs, 
yellowish-brown ; the under parts, chin, throat, belly, and inner surface of 
the legs and thighs are white. The tail is annulated with about nineteen 
black, and the same number of cream-coloured bands, giving it a very con- 
spicuous appearance. These annulations commence about three inches 
from the root of the tail, and continue to be well defined till near the 
extremity, where the colours become more blended, and the rings are 
scarcely visible. On the under surface, the tail is pale reddish-brown, 
irregularly, and not very distinctly barred with black. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Length from point of nose to root of tail, 
“ tail vertebrae, - - . - . 
“ to end of hair, - - . . , 
From heel to end of middle hind claw, ... 
Height of ear, posteriorly, 
Length of longest fore-claw, - - - . 
Length of longest hind claw, .... 
HABITS. 
We possess no knowledge of the habits of this species, but presume 
fiom its form, that it possesses the burrowing propensities of the genus. 
All the Spermophili avoid thickly wooded countries, and are either found 
in rocky localitie.s, or burrowing in the prairies. 
Inches. 
8 
8 
9 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Linos* 
2 
0 
4 
10 
H 
2 
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