6 McAtee Mammals, Reptiles and Batrachians of Indiana. 

 13. Microtus austerus (Le Conte). 



PRAIRIE MEADOW MOUSE. 



Probably common. Taken in the same places with Peromyscus michi- 

 ganensis. 



Bloomington. Identified by W. H. Osgood. 



14. Lepus florid an us transitionalis (Bangs). 



NORTHEASTERN COTTONTAIL. 



Abundant. Half-grown young taken April 12, 1903. A rabbit from 

 Monroe County, examined by Dr. C. Hart Merriam, was pronounced not 

 quite typical transitionalis, but nearer that form than to mearnsi. 



*Canis nubilis Say. 



WOLF. 



While it is doubtful whether a single wolf still lingers in even the 

 wildest part of Monroe County, a female and litter of young were taken 

 in Brown, the adjoining eastern county, in 1902. 



15. Vulpes fulvus (Desmarest). 



RED FOX. 



Not rare. Professor \V. S. Blatchley noted the dens of foxes in Salt 

 petre Cave, and traces of these animals are not hard to find in many parts 

 of the county. 



Bloomington. 



16. Lutreola vison (Schreber). 



MINK. 



Rather rare. Most often taken in winter. Traces of them have been 

 observed by W. S. Blatchley in Strong's Cave, and by A. M. Banta in 

 Mayfield's. 



Bloomington. 



17. Putorius noveboracensis Emmons. 



WEASEL. 

 Rare. 

 Bloomington. 



18. Mephitis mephitis Schreber. 



SKUNK. 



Common. Lives in sinkholes and other cavities in the rocks and in 

 burrows of its own making. Dr. B. W. Evermann says that it has the 

 habit of visiting smoke houses. Four young, each eight inches long, w r ere 

 taken June 14, 1892. 



Bloomington. 



19. Procyon lotor (Linn.). 



RACCOON. 



Common. Every one of the numerous caves in this region has at least 

 one 'coon living in it and evidences of these animals are plentiful along 

 every stream. Mayfield's, Strong's and Truitt's caves are favorite haunts. 



Bloomington. 



