In a message dated 97-12-22 19:26:19 EST, I wrote:

<< The flying squirrels are among my all time favorites and among the
most gentle creatures in the mammal order.... >>

Humph! Some smarty pants blow hard wildlife biologist I am!! :-\ The word
*order* should be replaced by the word *class* (as in the Class: Mammalia) if
what it was I was trying to say followed the proper systematic sequence of
things and if I ever hope to retain but an ounce of credibility. OTOH, had I
replaced *mammal* with the word *rodent* (as in the Order: Rodentia), then
that would have been acceptable too. It's late, I'm tired, and I goofed.
Sorry. Hope I get this errata posted before some other alert minded 'tweet'
who I know is just sitting quietly out there like a heron stalking a fish and
just waiting for this to happen beats me to it :-|| --R-san

Richard Rowlett (Pagodroma at aol.com)
47.56N, 122.13W
(Seattle/Bellevue, WA USA)