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COLLIE’S SQUIRREL. 
insides of ears, yellowish, indistinctly freckled with brown ; outsides, 
grizzled with black and yellow on the forepart, but posteriorly covered 
with long whitish hairs ; hairs on the feet, black at the roots, white at the 
tips, the feet and legs being dirty cream-colour, pencilled with dusky ; 
whiskers, long as the head, composed of bristly black hairs. The above 
description was taken by us from the specimen in the Zoological Society’s 
Museum, London ; the skin was not in very good condition, and a portion 
of the tail was wanting. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Length from nose to root of tail, 
“ of tail to end of hair, 
Height of ear posteriorly, - 
Tarsus (including nail), 
Nose to ear, ... - 
Inches. Lines. 
- 10 9 
- 9 6 
6 
- 2 5 
- 2 0 
HABITS. 
Our figures of this Squirrel were made from the specimen presented to 
the Zoological Society of London by Captain Beechey ; the original from 
which the species was described and named by our friend Dr. Richardson. 
All the information we have as to the habits of this animal is contained 
in the above-mentioned appendix (p. 8) : “ Mr. Collie observed this 
Squirrel, in considerable numbers, sporting on trees at San Bias in 
California (?), where its vernacular name signifies ‘Little Fox-Squirrel.’ 
It feeds on fruits of various kinds. Although unwilling to incur the risk 
of adding to the number of synonymes with which the history of this large 
genus is already overburdened, I do not feel justified in referring it to any 
of the species admitted into recent systematic works ; and I have therefore 
described it as new, naming it in compliment to the able and indefatigable 
naturalist who procured the specimen.” 
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 
This species was given by Richardson, as appears by the above quota- 
tion, as existing at San Bias, California ; this place, however, if we have 
not mistaken the locality, is in the district of Xalisco in Mexico, and 
within the tropics ; it is doubtful, therefore, whether the species will be 
found to inhabit any portion of California. J. W. Audubon did not 
observe it in his travels through Upper California, 
