70 Butcher Mammals of Mt. Iatali(lin y Maine* 



Jlustela americana (Turton). Eastern Marten. 

 Common up to timber line. 



Lutreola vison (Schreber). Mink. 



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Mink are common and range up to timber line. On August 2C, I 

 caught an adult specimen at an altitude of 3200 feet, 1700 feet above,, 

 and five miles beyond, the upper limit of fish-inhabited waters. Heavy 

 rains had filled a usually dry water course in the upper part of the- 

 middle basin, and he had probably followed this up. 



Putorius cicognani (Bonaparte). Small Brown Weasel. ' 



Very common in the woods in the south basin, and occurring at all) 

 altitudes. I caught one on the tableland in a caribou runway leading 

 to a spring, and three at Chimney Pond. All these specimens are 

 peculiar in the deep rich yellow of the under parts, which varies from 

 sulphur to rich saffron, differing thereby from all the specimens that I 

 examined in the Biological Survey and American Museum Collections, 



? Mephitis mephitis (Schreber). Skunk. 



Very common along the streams, where they are said to be increasing 

 rapidly. 



Procyon lotor (Linn.). Raccoon. 

 Common along streams at the lower levels. 



Ursus americanus (Pallas). Black Bear. 

 Still quite common. Several are killed each year. 



Condylura cristata (Linn.). Star-nosed Mole. 



Two specimens were caught in the grassy clearing of my base camp, 

 at 500 feet, but no signs of them were observed elsewhere. 



Blarina brevicauda (Say). Short-tailed Shrew. 



The short-tailed shrew is by far the most abundant mammal near 

 Katahdin. In the clearing around the base camp, and in the adjacent 



