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SPERMOPHILUS PEALE1. 
runs from the shoulder to the hip, somewhat blended with a marked gray 
colour beneath it, which joins the colour of the under surface ; between 
these white stripes are four much broader : the two nearest the central 
white dorsal line are speckled light grayish-yellow and brown between the 
ears, gradually darkening into reddish on the centre of the back, and to 
brown near the tail ; the two outer brown stripes begin on the shoulder 
and run to the hips. 
Forehead, speckled gray with a slight tinge of rufous towards the nose ; 
ears, thinly clothed with hair of a light gray on the outer surface and dull 
white within ; from the lower white stripe on each side, a grayish space 
extends between the shoulder and ham ; under the belly, inner sides of 
legs, throat, and chin, white ; the hams and shoulders are gray outside. 
Whiskers, black ; teeth, orange ; nails, brown ; on the tail the hairs are 
yellowish-white from the roots, then black, then have a broader annulation 
of yellowish-white, then another of black, and are broadly tipped with 
white. 
DIMENSIONS. 
From point of nose to root of tail, 
Tail (vertebrae), 
“ (to end of fur), - 
Point of nose to ear, - 
Height of ear, 
Palm to end of middle nail, 
Tarsus to longest nail on hind foot, - 
62 inches. 
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44 “ 
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