64 ZOOLOGY. 



Lutra canadensis, F. Cuv., Diet. Sc. Nat., xxvii, 1S23, 242. SABINE, App. Franld. 

 Jour., 182.>, 053. LESS., Man., 1827, 154. GRIFF., Aiiiin. Kingdom, v, 1827, 

 130. FISCH., Syn., 1829, 225. EiCH., F. B.-A., i, 1820, 57.-DEKAY, N. 

 Y. Zool., i, 1842, 39. WOODH., Sitgr. Rep., 1853, 44. AUD. & BACH., Q. N. 

 A., ii, 1851, 2, pi. 51. BD., M. N. A., 1857, 184. HAYD., Tr. Am. Phil. Soc., 

 xii, 18G2, 143. 



Lutra canadensis, var., AUD. & BACH., Q. N. A., iii, 1853, 97, pi. 122 (fig. of Gray's type 

 of " Lataxlna mollis "). 



Latax canadensis, GRAY, P. Z. S., 1805, 133. 



Lutra vulgaris var. canadensis, WAGN., Suppl. Selireber, ii, 1841, 250. 



Lutra kudsonica, Fr. Cuv., Suppl. Buff., i, 1831, 194. 



Lutra brasilienais, DESM., Mam., i, 1820, 188 (iu part). HAEL., Fn. Airier., 1825, 71 

 (iu part). GODM., Am. Nat. Hist., i, 1831, 222 (in part). THOMPS., Ver- 

 mont, 1853, 33. 



Lutra lataxina, F. Cuv., Diet. Sc. Nat., xxvii, 1823, 242. 



Latax lataxina, GRAY, Anu. Mag. N. H., i, 1837, 119. 



Lataxina mollis, GRAY, List. Mam. Br. Mus., 1843, 70. 



Lutra americana, WYMAN, Pr. Bost. Soc., ii, 1S47, 249. 



Lutra californica, BD., M. N. A., 1857, 187. 



Lutra destructor, BARNSTON, Canada Nat. & Geo 1 .., viii, 1803, 147, f. . 



Loutre d'Ameriquc, partim, C'uv., E. A., i, 3d ed., 1830, 91 (mixed with true brasilietisin) 



The otter is found sparingly in some of the fresh water lakes of various 

 portions of the regions explored; but no specimens were secured. 



FAM. PROCYONIDAE. 



Genus PROCYON, Storr. 



PEOCYON LOTOE, (Liun.) Storr. 



Raccoon. 



Ursus lotor, LlNN., Syst, Nat,, i, 1758, 48 ; 1700, 70. SCIIREB., Siiug., iii, 1778, 521. 



ERXL., Syst. An., 1777, 105. GM., Syst, Nat., i, 178S, 103. HAKLAN, Fn. 



Amer., 1825, 53. 

 I'rocyon lotor, STORR, Prod. Meth. Auim., 1780, . DESM., Mamm., i, 1820, 108. 



GRIEF., An. Kingd., v, 1827, 114. FISCHER, Syn., 1829, 147. Eicn., Fu. 



Bor.-Amer., i, 1829, 30. DOUGHTY'S Cab. N. H., ii, 1832, 73, pi. 7. 



DElvAY, N. Y. Zool., i, 1842, 20. AUD. & BACH., Q. N. A., ii, 1851, 74, pi. 



GL BAIRD, Mam. N. A., 1857, 209. ALLEN, Bull. M. C. Z., i, 1809, 181; 



ii, 1871, 170. 

 Meles lotor, BODD., Elenchus Animaliuru, 1784, 80. 



Observed in Colorado. 



As we have not completed our studies of this animal, we; refrain from 

 citing, in the. above list of references, several names, which, nevertheless, 

 we believe belong to the synoiivniv of this species. 



