Parry's ground squirrel

< Charles C. Parry, died 1890, American botanist

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a ground squirrel, Spermophilus undulatus parryi, native to the northern parts of Canada.

Quotations

1908

[A golden eagle] was once observed by us hunting a Parry's Spermophile, or marmot, near Langton Harbour, Franklin Bay.

1911

Parry's Ground squirrel was found at nearly all points, including the large islands.

1965

The Parry's ground squirrel--the "sik-sik" of the Eskimo, is common in some localities.