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from the writer one morning when almost within rifle shot. 

 Near Lake Edward they are also abundant." (T. S.) 



5. Tamias striatus lysteri. 



Tamias striatus lysteri. Rich. Faun. Bor. Amer., 1829, i, p. 

 181, pi. 15. 



Fourteen specimens, i from Riviere du Loup, 13 from Murray 

 Bay, Province of Quebec. 



Not uncommon at Murray Bay, but none was procured art 

 Lake Edward nor in the other places visited except Riviere du 

 Loup. 



"On the mountain side near Murray Bay I found this species 

 very common, taking, however, but 13 specimens during my 

 stay. On the south shore of the St. Lawrence at Riviere du 

 Loup I saw two but secured only i specimen, while at Tadoii- 

 sac this was the only species of mammal I saw, but I saw only 

 one there and that I failed to secure. While at Lake Edward I 

 am pretty sure I heard one of this species one day, and after- 

 wards trapped the place thoroughly but without success. Mr. 

 R. Rowley tells me it is found at Lake Edward but is rare. At 

 Grog Brook 2 specimens were secured, but lost in the fire which 

 destroyed my camp. They are not at all common in northern 

 New Brunswick, from all I could learn, and I failed to get any at 

 Dalhousie, though I was told they were found there."' (T. S.) 



6. Arctomys monax canadensis. 



Arctomys canadensis. Erxl. Syst. Anim., 1777, p. 363. 



Seven specimens from Murray Bay, Quebec. 



This variety of the common woodchuck, A. inonax, was quite 

 numerous at Murray Bay. It is smaller than its southern rela- 

 tive, and much more golden on the under parts, while the head 

 is not so dark. Like A. monax, individuals vary considerably in 

 color, some being much more hoary above than others, and the 

 color of the hands and feet vary from black to chestnut. The 

 skulls differ mainly in size. 



Measurements of adults are: Total length, 510-562; tail verte- 

 brae, io8-'i4o; hind foot, 74-78. 



" Woodchucks are common all through the section visited, 

 except in the country about Lake Edward and the dense forest 

 between the Restigouche and Upsalquitch Rivers. They are 

 particularly abundant on the hills about Murray Bay, where they 

 find a.bundant food in the grass lands there, and I secured 7 



