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The Black squirrel with all
hairs lustrous & uniform black to the
roots is the S. niger of authors, more
properly S. pennsylvanius. The
one with faint annulations in
the black of the hairs is the
S. migratorius, black [illegible].

The gray squirrel of S. Illinois
is probably S. migratorius

Your black bellied squirrel is
not a cross, but a variety of
the Fox squirrel. I have not
yet ascetained or decided what
this is exactly.

Look sharp to ascertain about
the barking of trees by the
Fox squirrel

You need not give the
history of the naming or discov-
erer of each animal except in
a very general way. Give the
habits as fully as you can.

Yours in great haste
S.F. Baird

Robt. Kennicott
Ill