THE CAT SQUIRREL.

THE Cat Squirrel is one of the largest species, generally about eleven inches long, having a tail fourteen inches in length. It is found in great abundance throughout the oak and chestnut forests of America. Its colour is of all shades and variegations. The size is the only circumstance which positively distinguishes it from the Fox Squirrel. Its movements are comparatively heavy and slow, and its appearance is by no means as pleasing as that of the other kinds of Squirrel.

THE BLACK SQUIRREL.

THIS species is very common, but is liable to be confounded with the black varieties of the Fox and Cat Squirrels. From the former it is distinguished by the proportional length of its tail, and by having one tooth less in the upper jaw. From the latter it is distinguished by its smaller size and the softness of its fur.

THE GREAT-TAILED SQUIRREL.

THE total length of this species, from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail, is nineteen inches and three quarters, of which the tail makes about nine inches. It has been

described as displaying all the graceful activity so much admired in the common Gray Squirrel. The colour of the body above, and on each side, is of a mixed gray and black.

THE LINE-TAIL SQUIRREL

Is eleven inches long, inhabits the Missouri country, and lives in rocks it takes to trees only occasionally to escape from pursuit.

THE FOUR-LINED SQUIRREL

Is four inches long, and is beautifully striped with white, black and red. It inhabits the Rocky Mountains, adjacent to the rivers Arkansas and Platte.

THE HUDSON'S BAY SQUIRREL

Is a beautiful species, seven or eight inches long, of a reddish brown, shaded with black. It is common in the northern parts of North America.

THE Ground Squirrel is rather more than five inches in length; the tail is about two inches and a half long. The general colour of the head and upper parts of the body is reddish brown. On the back there are five longitudinal black bands, the middle one running on the back. The

under part of the body is a dirty brown. He burrows in the ground, and is often seen with several nuts in his cheekpouches, which gives him a very singular appearance.

Few persons have travelled through the United States of America without becoming acquainted with this pretty animal, which, though very different in its general appearance from its kindred tenanting the lofty forest trees, still approaches to them so closely in personal beauty and activity, as always to command the attention of the most incidental observer.

THE Flying Squirrel is quite small, being little more than four inches and a half long, and the tail three and a half. The general colour is a brownish ash. The under parts of the body are white. This Squirrel possesses a membrane, or skin, extending from the fore limbs along the body to the hinder ones. By launching itself from a lofty bough into the air, and extending its limbs and the intervening membranes, its body is buoyed up, and it sails obliquely downwards, passing over a very considerable space. The tail is so constructed as to form a feather-shaped rudder.

This Squirrel is seldom seen in the day, unless disturbed. He runs with agility as other Squirrels, but cannot spring from tree to tree like them. It is very common throughout the United States, and is also found in Europe.

THIS is, on the whole, a disgusting race of animals, from the grave Ourang-outang to the elvish and mischievous little Striated Monkey of twelve inches long. They seem to be a sort of caricature of our species, and so mix up the habits of the brute with resemblances to human nature, as to make them appear like a living satire upon mankind.

They are generally divided into three kinds; Apes, Baboons, and Monkeys. The Ourang-outang is at the head of the first. This species have no tails, and approach most nearly to the human race in figure. The Baboon race are different from the ape in external appearance, and possess a fiercer temper. Monkeys, though a very numerous species, are smaller and less savage in temper than Baboons; they are, however, the most lively and mischievous.

THE OURANG-OUTANG.

SIZE. FORM.

COLOUR.

HABITS.

COUNTRIES.

THIS animal is the largest of the ape species, and is said to be sometimes six feet high, though generally between three and five feet. He resembles the human form to such a degree, that he has been called the Wild Man of the Woods. There are differences, however, in his structure, which are easily perceptible. He has a flatter nose, a more oblique forehead, and a chin without any elevation at the base. The eyes are also very near each other, and the nose and mouth far apart. The face, hands, and soles of the feet are without hair, and the hair on the head and chin is much longer than on any other part of the body. He is destitute of a tail, as all of the ape species are. The colour of the Ourang-outang is generally a kind of dusky brown, though sometimes it is black.

In their wild state, these animals inhabit the woods. They feed on fruits and nuts, and, when they happen to approach the shore, will eat fish and crabs. They are very active, strong, and intrepid, capable of overcoming the strongest man; they are likewise exceedingly swift, and