2 McAtec Mammals, Reptiles and Batrachians of Indiana. 



May field's, four miles northwest. Considerable collecting has 

 been done at these caves. Other favorite localities for collect 

 ing are the vicinity of Stony Spring, the Cascades and Griffy 

 Creek, each about one and a half miles in west, north, and north 

 easterly directions, respectively, from Bloomington and the 

 University of Indiana ; and Salamander Pond, three miles east. 

 The above places will be mentioned frequently in the succeeding 

 pages. 



The writer's own observations were made in spare time dur 

 ing four years spent at the University, which was, however, 

 principally devoted to the study of birds. Collecting in the 

 groups now treated was unfortunately confined to a single year, 

 but records from the catalogues of the University Museum and 

 from the available literature have been combined with personal 

 observations in making the list. 



I am indebted to the writings of Professor W. S. Blatchley, 

 Doctor 0. P. Hay, Mr. A. W. Butler and Doctor B. W. Evcr- 

 mann, and to the last named gentleman as well as to Messrs. 

 A. M. Banta, W. L. Hahn and J. D. Haseman for suggestions 

 and notes. Mr. E. A. Preble kindly criticised the manuscript 

 and Mr. W. H. Osgood corrected the nomenclature of the mam 

 malia and reviewed the specimens of small rodents and the bats. 



The occurrence in Monroe County of all species, except a few 

 quoted on authority of the above mentioned writers, and one 

 observed but not collected by myself, is authenticated by speci 

 mens in the University museum. The exceptions are starred. 



MAMMALS. 



The ungulates and most of the larger carnivora have vanished 

 from our fauna, leaving behind them scarcely a trace even in 

 tradition. The remaining animals are subject to the continual 

 proximity of man, and only those beneath his notice are 

 abundant. 



1. Didelphis virginiana Kerr. 

 OPOSSUM. 



Fairly common. A female with four young, eacli about six inches long, 

 was taken May 25, 1892, and on June 1, of the same year, three young, 

 each four inches long, together with their mother, were obtained. At 

 present the 'possum is frequently taken but on account of its savory quali 

 ties few ever reach museums. 



Specimens from Bloomington. 



