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grey squirrel
[grey a. 1 and 8 b.]
A common squirrel of the United States (Sciurus carolinensis), which was introduced into Europe in the late 19th century.
1674J. Josselyn Account Two Voy. New Eng. 86 There are three sorts, the mouse squirril, the gray squirril, and the flying-squirril. 1781T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds II. 410 Grey Squirrel... Sciurus cinereus L. Inhabits the woods of North America, Peru, and Chili; are very numerous in North America; do incredible damage to the plantations of Mayz. 1804in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1909) IV. 9 Squirrels in this neighborhood are of a deep black color..less in size than the grey squirrels of Maryland. 1831J. J. Audubon Ornith. Biogr. I. 247 The Grey Squirrel..migrates in prodigious numbers. 1831J. M. Peck Guide Emigrants 164 The grey and fox squirrels often do mischief in the corn fields. 1850N. Kingsley Diary (1914) 105 In the afternoon went out with a gun for the first time, grey squirrels are quite plenty but too much water to hunt them. 1935Discovery June 169/1 In North Leicestershire red and grey squirrels have been noticed inhabiting the same wood without coming into conflict, while in Northamptonshire the red squirrels had decreased before the few greys arrived. 1964H. N. Southern Handbk. Brit. Mammals ii. 275 Whereas in America Grey Squirrel is prized game animal, in British Isles regarded as forest pest. 1971Daily Tel. 1 Dec. 8/6 By far the worst crime of the grey squirrel was its attacks on hardwood trees by stripping off the bark. |