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Of Ouadrupeder. Part I. 
of an Inch fquare. His Shoulder-piece confifteth of feveral 
Ranks or Rows of fuch like fquare pieces, but not fet toge¬ 
ther by any Articulation, or movable Conjunction. His 
Back-piece,reaching alfo over his Buttocks to hisTaifis com- 
pofed of feveral Plates, in number eighteen, moveably 
' joyned together by as many intermediate Skins. The fore- 
mod and greated of thefe Plates, confift of fquare pieces I 
Inch long, and a i broad. The hindermod, of fquare and 
round ones together. The extream part of the Shell next 
the Tail, is Parabolick. The fore part of the Tail is fur- 
rounded with fix Rings; confiding of little fquare piece's. 
The other half with Seals. His Bread, Belly, and Ears all 
naked 5 for the fame purpofes, as in the former. 
This Species, by the greater number of Plates, feemeth 
able to draw, elpecially his hinder parts, more roundly in¬ 
ward, than the other. 
The FLYINGS QJJIR E L, qu. Sciurel , from Sciu- 
rm. Not deferibed, unlefs by Scciliger. The colour 
of his Body a dark grey. Of his Tail, almod that of draw. 
Lelfer than the common Squirel, not above five Inches and 
i from his Nofe end to his Buttocks. His Skin,from his Sides, 
Thighs and Legs (almolf as the wings of a Bat) is dretched 
out about an Inch in breadth, or more or lefs at his plea- 
furc: by means whereof he leaps further, and alights the 
more fa'fely; and is therefore called The flying Squirel. In 
other refpetts, like the European kind. It was fent from 
Virginia , its breeding place. 
He feems to be the fame Animal which Scaliger de- 
fenbes under the Name of the Flying Cat. Exercit. 217. 
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The Squirel, when he hath a mind to crofs any water 
(a) Gcfner, f° r a good Nut-Tree, picks out, and fits on fome light 
out of the piece of Barque for a Boat, and erecting his Tail for a Sail, 
Off' 1 ' he makes his Voyage. M 
Natura Pie- 
rum i out of 
Vincentius, 
Beluacenfis, 
and Olaus 
