FEB., 1912. MAMMALS OF ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN CORY. 351 



some favorite stretches of sandy, sterile soil their burrows are every- 

 where, together with those of Kit Foxes, Prairie Dogs, and Spermophiles, 

 and, as already said, these holes are a source of annoyance and even 

 danger to the traveler. In ordinary journeying, one has to keep con- 

 stant lookout lest his horse suddenly goes down under him, with a 

 fore leg deep in a Badger hole."* 



Map illustrating approximate range of the American Badger, Taxidea taxus, in eastern United 



States and Canada. 



Taxidea taxus (SCHREBER). Type locality Northern North America; originally 

 given as Labrador and Hudson Bay, but the species is not known to occur there. 

 Description as previously given. 



Taxidea t. berlandieri (BAIRD). (Mammals N. Amer., 1857, p. 205.) Type locality 

 Staked plains of Texas (Llano estacado), near border of New Mexico. General 

 coloration less gray and more buffy; white line on back longer, occasionally 

 extending to the tail. 



* Fur-bearing Animals, 1877, p. 281. 



