On their heads they have a horn very like a stiff brown paper lamp-lighter.

Wings of the same substance flap upon their shoulders when they fly; this is never very far from the ground, as they usually fall with violence if they attempt any lofty flights.

They browse over the earth, but can sit up and eat like the squirrel.

Their favorite nourishment is the seed-cake; apples also are freely taken, and sometimes raw carrots are nibbled when food is scarce.

They live in dens, where they have a sort of nest, much like a clothes-basket, in which the little Brops play till their wings are grown.