|00 PA IM , AND BARBARY SQUIRREL, 
lines, which extend along the iSfil ; the female 
^vitii only five. 
Palm squirrel. 
The palm squirrel has plain ears, an obscure 
pale yellow stripe on the middle of the back, 
another on each side, and a third on each side of 
the belly. The two last in some arc very faint ; 
the rest of the hair on the back, sides, and head,, 
is black and red, very closely mixed ; on the thighs 
and legs redder ; the belly is of a pale yellow. 
The hair on the tail is coarse, and does not lie 
flat ; it is p f a dirty yellow, barred with black, 
Possibly they may vary with respect to the nmiv 
her of stripes. They live much in cocoa trees, 
and are very fond of palm wine. Some authors 
$ay, that this species does not erect its tail like 
|he other squirrels, but expands it sideways. 
Barbary squirrel. 
The Barbary squirrel has full black eyes, 
^with white orbits. Its head, body, feet, and tail, 
are cinereous, inclining to red, lighter on the 
legs. Its sides are marked lengthways, with two 
white stripes. Its belly is white; its tail bushy, 
marked regularly with shades of black. It is of 
the size of the common squirrel. Both this and 
the former species inhabit Barbary, and live in trees, 
^specially the palm. 
We come n6w to a second division of this genus, 
parked by a membrane extended from the tore to 
the hind leg of each species. 
