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T ( ) R () X TO: THE COPP, ('LARK COMl-ANY, I.IMITKI., (IKNE.l.L PRINTFKs, (OLBUHnk sTRKET 1S88. H- CATALOGUE OF THE MAMMALIA OF CANADA EXCLUSIVE OF THE CETACEA. ^ 1J\ .). B. TYKKKLL, B.A., F.O.S. ' The preparation of the present catalogue has been under taken with the view (. f putting before the naturalists of Canada a short synopsis of the results of what has been done in recording the occurrence of the Mammalia in the Dominion up to tJje present time, and of stirring them up to renewed endeavours to fill in the many gaps which there evidently ate in the list as it now stands, especially among the smaller Ro- dents and Insectivores. Its synoptical character precludes the necessity of inserting a complete list of synonyms under each species, and those only have been mentioned which can be most readily referred to, or if unknown would be most likely to lead to confusion. The Cree and Saulteaux (Ojibway) names of the different animals have, whenever known, been given, as they will very often facilitate the obtaining of much valuable information from those tribes of Indians. These names have in all cases been obtained by the writer from the Indians themselves, or from half-breeds living with them, and in writing them the vowels have been given the continental sounds. The catalogue has necessarily been to a large extent com- piled, but during the past five years, while travelling in Manitoba and the North-West Territories, I have had the opportunity of making many observations on the distribution of the Mammalia, and the results of these observations have bee^i incorporated throughout. Free use has also been made of the specimens collected for the Geological and Natural History Museum at Ottawa, and several of the officers of the Geological and Natural History Survey have furnished me 4 with valuable noten ; while tor the notes on the Seals I am largely indebted to Mr. J. W. Tyrrell, who spent the winter of 18S5-86 on Hudson's Straits, in charge of one of the Govern- ^nent Meteorological Stations. The following are the i>riiH'ii)al books and papers relating to the Mammals of Canada, but there are many others that contain bi'ief notices of one or more species: Ilichardson, John. Fauna Boreali-Americana. London, 1.S29. Audubon ajid Bachman. Quadrupeds of North America, 3 vols. New York, 1856. Baird, Spencer F. Mammals. Washington, 1857. Ross, Bernard II. List of the Mamtnals, etc., observed in the Mackenzie River District. Nat. Hist. Review, 1802, • pp. 271-276. Allen, II. . Monograph of the Bats of North America, Smith, sonian Institute, Washington, 1864. Lord, John Iveast. The Naturalist in British Columbia London, 1866. Gilpin, J. Bernard. On the Mammalia of Nova Scotia. Trans. Nov. Sc. Inst. Nat. Sci., vol. 3, 1871. Coues and Allen. Monogra]>lis of North American Rodentia. Washington, 1877. Coues, Di". Elliott. Precursory Notes on American Insect- ivorous Mammals, Bull. II. S. Geol. Survey, 1877. Coues, Dr. Elli(jtt. Fur-bearing Animals. Washington, 1877. Allen, Joel Asaph. North American Pinnipeds. Wash- ington, 1S8<>. Chamberlain, M. List of Mammals of New Brunswick. Bull. Nat. IIis\ Soc. N. B., 1884. Thompson, K. T. A List of the Mamma's of Manitoba. Trans. Man. Sci. S: Hist. Soc. 188(;6j7. 'oaint-Cyr, D. N. Tlie Pinniped Mammalia of the River 1887. and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Quebec, ions articles by officers of the survey ii Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada. in the Reports of the r t Ik ITNGULATA. Aloe American us, Jardine. Moose. ' ' Cervus Alecs, Rich. Moosiva. Weotern Cree. Mooz. Saulteaux. Common in the forest re«^ioiis from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick westward to tlie liocky Mountains, and north-west- ward to the mouth of the Mackenzie river and Alaska. Rare on the west side of the Rocky Mountains in Southern British Oohirnbia, but reported as far west as the Gold Rano-e RVNGIFKR OARIHOU, LuDt. Woodland Caribou. Oervus tarandus svlvestris. Rich. Miiskcek-a-tik. Western Cree. A-tikh. Northern Manitoba Cree. A-tikh. Saulteaux. Formerly abundant in Nova Scotia, but now almost extinct. Common in the more thickly M'ooded parts of northern New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario, the North- West Territories and British Columbia, but very rare in north-western Manitoba. Ra.noib'kk Gkoenlandiccs, Linn. Barren Ground Caribou. Cerous tarandus, var. arctioa, Rich. All the northern parts of the continent with the adjacent islands in the Arctic Ocetin. 'Ckrvos Canadensis, Erxl. American Elk. '' Red Deer." Wdskasew. Cervus strongyloceras, Rich. Wa-ivas-ka-sioo. Cree. Mus-koos. Saulteaux. Up to a hundred years ago an inhabitant of Eastern Canada, hut now otily occasionally mot with fnun Maiiitoha westward to the I*a(Mfie coast, as far north as Lat. 57**. und also on Vancouver and some of the adjacent islands, Hcing easily approached it ia hecoininj,; rapidly exterminated. The name " Wapiti" Was applied to this 9})Ocie8 hy Rich- ardson, who was apparently im ler the erroneous impression that the Indians knew it hy tliis name. The Indian name " AVapatilv" helongs, however, to tlu; Mountain (iroat and not to tlic Waskasew. The former means " white deer" (hoth tlie mountain sheep and mountain " o";; '^"'"' '''" I^--widc, southern Quebec •and Ontaiio On tl.e western side of-the Kucky Moui.tains it 18 represented by tlie variety /,,,,,-a(w,. ,.. ,, ;> /^ ^"^'^'"^ '^ Lynx Canadknsis, Oeof. . . : : Canada Ljnx. i'^^^/* Ccmadensls, Rici). Pi-sioo. Cree. /V-,92. Saulteaux. ' In vvoorled conntry from the Atlantic to tl.e Pacific, and in tli^^sunnner nnovat.ngdown the Mackenzie River to thc^ Arctic CaBTIS LUPU8 OGOIDENTAUS, Hicfl Wolf. ■ . Mu-hi-kim. Cree. - . Ma-ing-gun. Saulteaux. allf ronl'' ti? '"''rr ' ^^"' '''■""^"'^'^' ^"^ «^'" — on- W^ , r . '"'"''^"^ P^'*^' ^*' ^^^^b^«' ^"tario, the North- West Territories and British Columbia. Var. griseus. Grey Wolf. I8 the common form east of the Rocky Mountains. Var. alius. Wliite Wolf. On the northern barren grounds, and on the islands in the Arctic Ocean and occasionally further south . Var. ater. Black Wolf /■ ■ " •• Cams LAruANS, Say, , Coyoi^. J//./a-^^./^^n;v (binj belly). Cree and Haulteauv ' thfxll^h'w T'!^' ""'•"^ "'""'^' ^'""•'"•'•^"^ ^ranitobaand the Xoith-We.t len-,tor,es: though nnich more plentiful on ^le Tpper haskatchowan than elsewhere; also on the plains m the southern portion of British Columbia. iii Oakis FAMILIABI8, Say. Var. horealie, Desm. Eekimo Dog. Among the Eskimo on the north coast of America and on the islands of the Arctic Ocean. Var. lagopus, Rich. Hare Indian Dog. Among the Hare Indians on the banks of the Mackenzie River. VuLPEs V0LGARI8, Fleming. Y&r. fulvus. Red Fox. Var. decussatics. Cross Fox. Var. argentatus. Silver or Black Fox. Mu-ki-aioo. Western Cree. Ma-Tca-sia. N. Man. Cree. Wa-hush. Saulteaux. All these varieties are more or less common in the wooded or partly wooded countries from the Atlantic to the Pacific. VuLPES MACRODRUS, Baivd. Prairie Fox. Plains of southern British Columbia and also on Vancouver Island. Vdlpes velox, Say. Kit Fox. Cams cinereo-argentatus, Sabine. Chi-Jcan-a-kow-esis, (louse eggs with hair). Cree and Saulteaux. Wa-cAi-koo-mi-sis, (a lousy thing). Cree and Saulteaux, On the plains and prairies from Manitoba westward to the Rocky Mountains. VULPBS LAGOPUS, ZinU. Arctic Fox. White Fox. and Yax.fuliginosua. Blue Fox. < 11 i Barren grounds and northern shores of the Continent as far «outh into Hudson's Bay as Fort Churchill, and very far north on the islands in the Arctic Ocean. Mr. J. "W. Tyrrell informs me that the blue variety breeds true to its own color, and remains of essentially tiie same color throughout the year. One that he trapped in January, 1886, on the north shore of Hudson's Strait, and which is now in the Geological and Natural History Museum in Ottawa, is of a beautiful dark blueish gray color. •Gdlo lusous, {Linn.) Serine. Wolverene. Carcajou. Glutton. Formerly found in New Brunswick, and now occasionally met with in the northern parts of Quebec and Ontario. Found principally in the wooded parts of the North- West Territories to the northern limit of trees, and in British •Columbia south to the boundary line. Mdstela Pennanti, Erxl. Pekan. Fisher. Muatela Canadensis, Linn. and Var. alba, Rich. 0-cheeh. Cree and Saulteaux. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and westward in wooded •country to the Pacific, being found as far north as Great Slave Lake. MusTELA Americana, Turton. Marten. Pine-Marten. Mustela martes, Rich. Wa-pis-tan. Western Cree, " Wap-se-gioo. N. Man. Cree. Warpi-sis. Saulteaux. From the Atlantic to the Pacific as far north as the northern limit of trees. PuTORius vuLOAEWj Zinn. Weasel. Putorius pusillus, Aud. and Bach. Si-koos. N. Man. Cree. Sin-goosh. Saulteaux. ir From the Atlantic to the Pacific, at least as far north a& Great Shive Lake. rUTOKIUS KKMINKlb, jLimi. ... ! '■ • .! . ' < ; Kriiiiue. • ■ .,i • * : ■ ' " • ' Everj where in Canada from the Atlantic to tiie Pacific. PUTORIUS LONGICAUDA, Bon'ap. , ! Long-tailed Weasel. ' ' From the Plains of the Saskatchewan westward to the. Pacific. ..'■A ■■>\'}Ml7i-'^- PuTORius visoN, Brisson. ..,■•' Mink. • ' '■ :,.„.■;« _ ; . ■•'■Hi. Putoriiis luireolns^ (Cuv.) Allen. Putorius nigrescens, Aud. and Bacli. At-jak-as and Shan-gwash. Cree. ■ ' Shan-gioa-sL Saiilteaux. ' Throughout the whole of Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mephitis mephitica, Shaw. . ,,. .. . . Skunk. . Yj.jfH' .,:.,,,. .j •■-./. .. '5;j.: Mephitis AmericanayVM. Iludsonica, Rich. Mephitis occidentalism Baird. . . . : : Si-kak. Cree and Saulteaux. Abundant in wooded and partly wooded country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as far north as Great Slave Lake. Mephitis putorius, Linn. ^, ..> - . .^ h Little Striped Skunk. ,,>,^,.,,,.v; „ . ^^ ^' v' • J. K. Lord records it from southern British Colunjbia. 'TT Taxidea Americana,' Sehreb. Badger. Meles Labradoria^ (Sabi Mis-tan-isk. Cree. Mis-tan-ak. Saulteaux. t (. ne) Rich. i t . 5 \ * 13 1 On tlie plains and prairies from tlie lied Elver westward to the Rockv Mountains, as tar north as tiie Saskatchewan and probably as far as Peace liiver. Also on tho ulains in sontliern British Columbia. Rapidlv becoming extinct. LuTRA Canadensis, Turton. Otter. '■'/':'' ".'/'• ' ' '''""'['■" ' Lutra L'alifornica, Baird. ^ Lutra destructor, Barnston. ■; ., '^ -/^C , ^^ JVi-kik. Cree and Saulteaux. ; From Nova Scotia and New Brunswick across the conttnent to Vancouver Island, and northward to the Arctic circle, or into the Barren Grounds ' Enhydra marina, Steller. Sea Otter. Enhydris lutris, (Linn.) Coues. ■ ' .. Western coast of British Columbia. PROCYON LOTOR, (Linn.) Stqrr. Raccoon. ■ E-se-pun. Cree and Saulteaux. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and westward to the west side of Lake Manitoba. Var. Hernandezii. . .. ' Vancouver Island and southern British Columbia. Ursus horribilis, Ord. Grizzly Bear. ^ . ' Ursus ferox, Rich. • ' ; M'o. j,-ya. Cree. Formerly when buflFalo were plentiful, an inhabitant of the plains along the Saskatchewan, but now confined to the mountains through which they roam northward as far as the Yukon. Ursus arcios, Rich. Barren-Ground Bear. . Oil the Bari'en Grounds in the northern parts of Canada. u f~ Uasus Americanus, Pallas. Black Bear. Brown Bear. Mu8-hwa. Cree. Ma-kwa. Saulteaux. ' Common throughout Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as far north as the northern limit of trees. Thalassarctos marxtimus, Linn. Polar Bear. White Bear. Along the shores and on the islands of the Arctic Ocean, sometimes straying about a hundre'd miles inland. i 1 I! ill PINNIPEDIA. Odobabnus rosmarus, Malmgren. Walrus. In comparatively recent times it inhabited the shores of Nova Scotia. Now it is confined to the shores of Labrador, Hudson's Strait and Bay and Davis Strait, as far north as explorers have reached. It appears to be very rarely met with between Melville Peninsula and Point Barrow. EuMATOPius Stblleri, Lesson. Sea Lion. Shores of the North Pacific from Behring's Strait south- ward to California. Callobhinus ursinub, {Linn.) Oray. Northern Fur Seal. Sea Bear. West coast of British Columbia from Alaska to the Interna- tional Boundary. Phoca vitulina, Linn. Harbor Seal. Fresh-water Seal. Korsi-gia. Eskimo. This species inhabits both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts k s rfjo t i. I 15 of Canada and ascends many of the larger rivers. It has been known to ascend the St. Lawrence to Lake Ontario, and the Ottawa River to the foot of the Chaudiere Falls at Ottawa. Found in Hudson's Strait, though not very abund- antly at Ashe's Inlet, but in considorable numbers around the middle Savage Islands. ' " The pupp have a soft black glossy coat when born, but they soon become spotted, and as they grow older their coat becomes faced and coarser.— j. w. t." Phooa (Pes a) foetida, I^ab7\ Ringed Seal. ' Nit-chill. Eskimo. From the coast of Labrador around the north shore of the continent to Alaska. In Hudson's Strait it is the commonest species and is the principal food of the natives. " The young are covered with a white fur." Phooa (Pagophilus) Groenlandioa, Fahr. Harp Seal. It sometimes strays as far south as Nova Scotia, but is espe- cially abundant off the shores of Newfoundland and along the coast of Labrador into Davis Strait. In Hudson's Strait it is common on the south shore, but on the north shore it is rarely met with. ji Erionathus barbatus, Fabr Bearded Seal. Square-flipper. Ug-joo. Eskimo. This species accurs in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the coast of Labrador, and on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, extending far north among the islands. The young has a soft grey coat of a little darker shade than that of the old one. Haliohjbrus oeypds, Fahr. Grey Seal. I A rare species confined to the North Atlantic, where it has ^ been found as far south as Sable Island, Nova Scotia, whence W :it ranges northward along the coast of Greenland. CysTOPHORA 0B16TATA, J^Vxl. ' Hooded Seal. Juiiipiiij^ Seal. Vow-a-galee? Eskimo. Sliores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, coasts of Newfoundland anu Labrador and far northward into the Arctic Seas. RODENTIA. Neotoma oinerea, {Ord) Ba'ird. Bushy-tailed Wood Rat. Neotoma Drummondil, Rich. Western and North-western Canada, from the Rocky. Mountains westward to the Pacific coast. ■) Hespbromys LEUC0PD8, Haf. White-footed or Deer Mouse. • Cricetus myoides, Gapper. Hesperomys myoides^ Baird. Ilesperomys auaterus, Baird. Se8pero7ny8 Boylii, Baird. Wa-pi-kan-o-cM (White Mud Thing). Saulteaux. From Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to the Pacific coast and northward to the Arctic Ocean. Hebpebomyb LEU0OPD8, var. SonoriensiSj Leconte. Mus leuGopus, Rich. Hudson's Bay to the Pacific coast a id as far north as the mouth of Mackenzie River. Heapebomyb Miohioanbnsis, Aud. and Bach. Michigan Mouse. Recorded by Thompson from Manitoba. Hebperouts leugoo aster, Maxim. Missouri Mole-mouse. Found by Dr. E. Coues on the Red River, so that it will doubtless be found in Manitoba. :$ J) 17, , . EvoTOMYS RUTILU8, J'aUas. Long-eared Mouse. New Brut.svviek to the west coast as tar north as Fort Good Hope on the Mackenzie liiver. ^^oTou\Qnmihm,\it\\ Gapperi, Vigors. Red-backed Mouse. Has been found in Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and on the west coast of Hudson's Bay. General range south of that of true rutilus. ArvICOLA KIPAKIU8, Ord. Meadow Mouse. Arvicola Fenn3ylvanicu8,(0rd)KiQh. Kwa-skwun-da-pi-kan-o-cU (Jumping Mouse). Saulteaux. From Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to the Kocky Mountains and doubtless also to British Columbia. Arvioola biparius, var. lorealu. Rich. Little Northern Meadow Mouse. Arvicola horealis, Rich. North-western America, especially in the Mackenzie River region. Arvioola Townsendi, Bach. Townsend's Meadow Mouse. Recorded from Puget Sound so that it doubtless also occurs m southern British Columbia. Arvicola xanthoonathus, Leach. , Chestnut-cheeked Meadow Mouse, In North-western Canada from the Hudson's Bay to the Pacific. Arvioola XANrHooNAXHus, var. Rlchardsoni, DeKay. Large Northern Meadow Mouse. Arvicola riparius, {Ord) Rich. Range essentially the same as the preceding. > ■; it' ■ Arvicola Oregon I, Bach. Oregon Meadow Mouse. Southern British Columbia. ' -, ArVICOLA NOVfiBORACENSIS, {Raf,) Rich. Sharp-nosed Meadow Mouse. • Arvicola Drummondii,, Aud. and Bacli. On the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains about the head of the Athabasca River. Mus DECUMANUS, Pallas. . ' Grey or Norway Rat. Throughout the more settled parts of the Dominion. In the North- West Territories, found sparingly along the lines of railway. r Mus RATTUS, Linn. Black Rat. Recorded from both the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards, but it has never reached far into the interior. Mus MuscuLUs, Linn. House Mouse. Common in all the more settled parts of the country, but in Manitoba and the North- West Territories not yet found away from the lines of railway. Synaptomys Cooperi, Baird. Found both in Minnesota and Alaska and so will doubtless be found in Manitoba and the North- West Territories. Myodes obensis. Brants. Tawny Lemming. Arvicola helvolus, Rich. Arvicola trimucroiiatus, Rich. Found around Great Bear Lake, and in the Rocky Moun- tains as far south as Lat. 56**. the In of )Ut in ay 3SS n- CUNICULUS TORQUAIUS, PaWa*. Huddon'g Bay Lemming. z' Arvicola {Oeot^chus) Iludaonius, Rich. Ai'vicola Qroenlandica, (Traill) Rich. From Labrador around the northern const of the continent and on the islands in the Arctic Ocean. Zapus Hudsonius, {Zimm.) Couen. Jumping Mouse. Merionea Labradorius, Rich. ' Kia-chi-kwa-shwun-da-pi-kan-o-chi. (Big Jumping Mouse). Saulteaux. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and westward along the Saskatchewan to British Columbia, reaching as far north as Fort Simpson on the Mackenzie River. Fiber zibethicus, Linn. Muskrat. Fibc- OsoT/oosensis, Lord. ' V Wa-ohask. Oree. \. Wa-shaskh. Saulteaux. " • Throughout the whole of Canada as far north as the Arctic Ocean. Lkpus timidus, Zinn., var. arcticus, Leach. Polar Hare. Lepus glacialis^ (JLQQ.ii\<) JX\(-\\. Barren grounds in northern Canada as well as on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, reaching as far south into Hudson's Bay as Fort Churchill. Lepus campestris, Bach. Prairie Hare. "Jack Rabbit." Lepus Virginiamis, (Harlan) Rich. Mist-a-pus, (big hare). Cree. Plains from the western limit of Manitoba westward to the base of the Rocky Mountains as far north as the Saskatchewan. River. Also on the plains in southern British Columbia. «• ' Lrpus Amkuican'Us, /*^•.d. Varviii;' lliiro. Jliibbit. \V'q)0(>s. Siuilteaiix. . " Foiuul tliroui^hoiit tlie northern part of the Continent as fur north as the nortliern limit of trees. ,. •• Lkpus sylvaticus, Bach. Wood Ilure. Grey Rabbit. Becomini; (luite common tiironghont Ontario. Var. NuttaUi {Lepus AHemisia) is inserted by Lord in his Ijjit of Mammals from southern British Columbia, but from a previous remark in the text one would bo led to infer that he obtained his specimens from a locality some distance south of the International Boundary Line. "' ■• Lbpus Californicus, Oray. Californian Hare. Mentioned in J. K. Lord's List of Mammals from British Columbia. EllBTHIZON DORSATUS, Linu. Canada Porcupine. Ilystrlc p'dosas, (Catesby) Rich. /'.akwa. Cree. Kak. Saulteaux. ' New Brunswick and Nova Scotia north-westward to Hudson's Bay, along its western shore to Fort Churchill and westward to the Mackenzie River. Var. ephmntliuii. Brandt, Yellow-haired Porcupine, On the Pacific slope, and in the Rocky Mountains north- ward to the Liard River. Lagomys princeps, Rich. ... .... Little-chief TIare. North American Pika. Lagomys '?nm{7mcf, Lord. •: : as liis roin the liof tish to md I 1 fl th- ai . From the eaHtern «lupe of the Uoc.ky Mountains westward , -alon^. the Internutional Houn.hiry Line as far as Chililkwoynk ^ake and northward to Lat. GO^. Lord found liis L. mniLs near the banks of the Si.niika.neer. River, on the eastern ..de •01 tJie Cascade range, but at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 'Castor fibbr, Linn. Beaver. Castor fiber American U8,\i\(ih. Castor Canadensis, Ivuhl. Aviiik. Cree. Amikh. Saulteanx. Throughout the whole of Canada to the northern linnt of trees. ♦ Phroowathusiionticola, Baird. Mountain Pocket Mouse. Recorded by J. K. Lord from southern British Columbia. Aplodontia lep- .una, Rich. Sewellel. Showt'l. Ou-ka-la. CofumtL" '"''^ ^^'^^'"^ '^''^'' ""^ ^^'"^ ^^'*'^^ ^^"^^ •" ^''''^^' •Gbomys bursarius, [Shaw) Rich. > Pouched Gopher. Cana*'"""^ '^'''''"''''^ *'""" ^' '^'''""^° ^'^^^^^^ '^'^^ eastern Thomomys talpoides, Rh-h. Northern Pocket Gopher. Po-ta-chika-sioo. N. Man. Cree. Po-ta-chl-pin-gwa-si, (The tiling that blows up the loose earth). Saulteanx. ... Yery numerous in rich alluvial meadows from Manitoba ^westward along the Saskatchewan to the base of the mountain^. ' 22 Tlie surface is in many places undermined by this species to such an extent that a horse will repeatedly break through, thus mak- ing travelling both very tedious and unpleasant. Thomomys talpoides, var. bidhivorus, Rich. Pacific Pocket Gopher. Diplostoma ? bulbivorum. Rich. Geomys Douglaasii, Rich. Southern portion of British Columbia. SCIUROPTBRUS VOLUCELLA, Pollas. Var. Iludsonius^ Grael. Northern Flying Squirrel. Pteromys sahrmus, Rich, IHeromys sahrimis^ var. B. alpinns. Rich. Pteromys Orego7iensis, Bach. Sa-ka-skan-da-wa-si, (a thing that sticks close to any- thing). Saulteaux. From the Atlantic to the Pacific as far north as Hudson's Bay, Great Slave Lake and Fort Liard. «b SciURUS HuDSONius, Pallas. Red Squirrel. Chickaree. A-ni-wa-chaak. Cree. A-chit-a-moo. Saulteaux. From the Atlantic westward to tlie Rocky Mountains and northward to the northern limit of trees, Yar. Rlchardsoni, Bach. Rocky Mountains to the Cascade Range in the vicinity of the International Boundary Line. Yar. Douglassl, Gray. Sciurus Fludsonius, var. /3, Rich. ' • Coast of British Columbia. Mh 23 SciURus Carolinensis, (rmel. (iroy JSquinv]. Bliick Sqnirrcl. Schtrufi nig'\ , Kicli. Scmrm Icucoils, GapiJor. Seiunis migratorius. And. and I^aeli. Fror, M-estern New Brunswick, tlirough sout^ 3rn Quebec and Uiitunu as far west as the i.ortli sl.orc. of Lakes Huron and Superior. Especially abundant, however, in the wooded parts ot the Western Peninsula of Ontario. SCIURUS FOSSOK, J*,'((h. California (4rey Squirrel. Given in Lor,)'s list of MannnaLs from Fouthern British (Jolunibia. y- rs id of Tamias sthiatus, Linn. Striped Squirrel. Chijununk. Sciurus {Tamias) Lysteri, (Ray) Rich. Common from tlie Atlantic coast westward to eastern. Manitoba. Not found west of Lake Manitoba. Tamias Asiaticus, GinH. Var. borealis, (youes. Northern Chipmunk. Sciurus {Tamias) quadi-lmUatus^ Ricli. A-hwin-ywis. Saulteaux. Ranges from the western side of Hudson's Bay, on the Churchill and Nelson Rivers to the north shore of Lake Superior, westward to the Rocky Mountains and northward on the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Circle. Var. quadriviitafus, Say. Rocky Mountains, and mountains in British Columbia in the vicinity of the international Boundary Line. Var. Toivnsendi, Bach. Coast of British Columbia. 24 lit ( ! I Tamias lateralis, Sai/. Say's Cliipmiink. Arctoviijs {Sj)ermo2)hilns) lateralis, Rich. Rocky Mountains from the International Boundary north to Lnt. 57°. Spermophilus empktra, Pallas. Parry's Sjiermophile. Ardomijs {SperniophUas) Parryi, Rich. Arctomys Kcnnicotti., Ross. Inirren trrounds from the east side of Hudson's Bay to Alaska, as far north as the Arctic circle. Var. erythrogluUcus, Rich. Rocky Mountains from the Boundary Line north to Lat. 57*^. Spermophilus Riciiardsoni, {Sabine) Rich. Richardson's Spermopiiile. Grey Goj^her. A-j}is-c/iin-a-/>wa-c/ia-s/iyk, (a little squirrel). Saulteaiix. From the Pembina Escarpment in Manitoba to the base of the Rocky Mountains, and northward to the Saskatchewan. A'ar. ' Tovmseiidi, Bach. Arctomys {Sj>t'rmoj)/iilHs) guttalus, Rich. Southern portion of British Columbia. Spermophilus Franklini, Saline. Grey-headed Spormophile. A-pis-chan-as-koos.. (a little bado-er). Cree. Mist-a-chit-a-iaoo. (a big squirrel). Saulteaux. Western Manitoba northward to the Saskatchewan Rive. ^ but none were seen as far west as Fort Pitt Spermophilus tridece.mlineatus, Mitch III. Striped (Jopher. Arctomyx {Spi'nnoj'hlhis) //(xxli, Rich. Sa-sa-wa-jxis-koof<. C/ree. Ta-chi-kow-kan-ff-see (striped back). Saulteaux. From Red River westward to the base of the Rocky Mount- ain>. as far north as the North Saskatchewan. "r :, 2i/ o ■■ to X. of . ., ARC70MYS MONAX, Linn. Woodchuck. Ground-hog. ArGtomys cinpetra^ (Sabine) Rich. Aretomys 2)r2mwsus, Gineiin. A -hwa-kwa-eh is. Sa u 1 tea ii x . Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and westward around the shores of Hudson's Bay to the Mackenzie and Liard liivers, as far north as Lat. 62^. Arctomys CALIGATUS, KscJlM'holtr^. lloary Marmot. Arctomys j>rulnosi(S, (Gniel.) Rich. Arctomys Okcinaganns, Kin.r. Rocky Mountains westward to the Cascade Range and northward to the Arctic Circle. Often seen among lieaps of anguhir masses of loose rock. I can find no reference to its being found east of the Rockj Mountains. The specific name caUyatm has here been used instead of prmnosus, which latter name, as was pointed out to me by Prof. Macoun, ai)pears to iiave been in all prol)ability first applied to a light colored specimen of monax. J'ennant's description on which Gmelin's name pruinosus was founded, as given in Coues and Allen's '• Monograplis of North American Rodentia " p. 92H, agrees so well with a specimen of A. monax from Hudson's Bay, the original locality, ii.)\v in the Geological and Natural History Museum, that I have very little hesitation in placing Gmelin's species as a synonym of A. monax; and although the A. pruinosus of Richardson is undoubedly the true A. caligatvs, his name cannot stand on account of its hav- ing been formerly ai)i)lied to a ditterent species. it- INSECTIV^GRA. SCALOPS AQUATICUS, JJnn. Common Mole. Common throughout Eastern Canada. 26 SCAPANUS ToWNSHNDf. Bdrh . Oreixoii Mule. Scidops Canadensis^ Rich. SealojM lathnannx. Bach. Scalojhs ivnens, Cussiii. Southern portions of British Oohiinbia. SCAPANUS BliEWHlir, BtirJi. Ilairy-tailc'l iVEoie. New Brunswick. CONDYLUKA CRISTATA, Linil. Star-nosed Mole. Condylura longicauda, (III.) Iti'jli. Condnlura maoi'oura^ Rich. From the Atlantic Coast north westward to Hudson's Bay and westward to the Rocky Mountains. Urotrichus Gibbsi, Baird. Ohilukweyuk River in southern British Columbia. Neosorex palustris, Rich. Marsh Shrew. Nova Scotia to the Uocky Mountains around the borders of lakes. SoRBX Trowbridgii, Baird. Southern British Columbia. SOREX FORSTERI, Rich. Forster's Shrew. From Nova Scotia to the Rocky Mountains, and as far north on the Mackenzie River as the Arctic Circle. SoREX Thompsoni, Baird. Thorn |)8on's Shrew. Halifax. Nova Scotia. SoREX VAGRANS, (Cooper) Baird. Southern British Columbia. 27 SOREX SUCKLKYI, Bttll'd. JSoutlicni Britisli Columbia. . SOREX PACHYURUS, B'llrd. Found at Pembina, Minn., so it doubtless will be found in Manitol)a. \ SoREX PLATYRIIINUS, DeKaiJ. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. SOREX PERSONATUS, Groff. Cooper's Shrew. Ki -nl- ki-si - wa -pi - kan - o-chi, (Sharp-nosed mouse). Saulteaux. New Brunswick to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains SoREX Belli, Dohaon. Near York Factory, Hudson's Bay. SOREX SPHAGNICOLA, Coues. Fort Liard in the north-eastern cgrner of British Columbia. Blarina talpoides, Gapjper. Nova Scotia to Western Ontario. Blarina brevicauda, S