A CHECK-LIST OF WISCONSIN MAMMALS. 

 By N. Holuster. 



This paper is the result of an attempt to place the names 

 applied to mammals, in all the lists dealing exclusively with Wis- 

 consin, in their proper places in synonomy. The results are 

 interesting and, it is hoped, will be of value to future workers 

 on the fauna of the state. A bibliography of the principal papers 

 on the mammals of Wisconsin is given below, and throughout 

 the list which follows only the authors' names and dates of publi- 

 cation are used. 



1853. LAPHAM, I. A. A Systematic Catalogue of the Animals 

 of Wisconsin. Mammalia. Trans. Wis. State Agric. 

 Soc, II (1852), pp. 337-340, 1853. 



Sixty-two mammals in the list, many included on extra- 

 limital records and faulty identifications. One. the Canis 

 familiaris, is here ignored, 

 J 882. HOY, P. E. The Larger Wild Animals That Have Become 

 Extinct in Wisconsin. Trans. Wis. Acad. Sciences, Arts, 

 and Letters, V (1877-81), pp. 255-257, 1882. 

 Ten mammals extinct or nearly so. 



1883. STRONG, MOSES. List of the Mammals of Wisconsin. 

 Geology of Wisconsin. Survey of 1S73-1879. Vol. I, pp. 

 436-440, 1883. 



Sixty-nine species in list. Many duplications by the 

 frequent use of synonyms as different species. 



1902. SNYDER, W. E. A List, With Brief Notes, of the Mammals 

 of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Bull. Wis. Nat. Hist, Soc, 



II, pp. 113-126, 1902. 



Thirty-six species in list proper. 



1907. WARD,. HENRY L. A Weasel New to Wisconsin's Fauna. 

 Bull. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, V, pp. 63-64, 1907. 



First record of Putorius r. allegheniensis in Wisconsin. 



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