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to the hunters the black pha.se was also common, but it too has almost en- 

 tirely disappeared. None were seen ])y the writer. 



5. Sciurus hudsonicus loquax (Bangs). Southeastern Red Squirrel. — This 

 is the most conspicuous and perhaps the most abundant mammal on the 

 point. Scores were seen every day and they were very tame, often com- 

 ing within a few feet of one. On the point their enemies are few, except 

 that during the spring and fall migrations the hawks probably prey upon 

 them. Their greatest enemies were the fisher and marten, but these are 

 now rare on the point. This squirrel lives principally on the seeds of the 

 white and jack pine, and often makes its home under the roots of trees' 

 and stumps, burrowing under the snow in winter. 



6. Eutamias quadrivittatus neglectus (xlllen). Neglected Chipmunk. — This 

 chipmunk is common on the j^oint where it seems to prefer the open wood- 

 land. In old burnings and clearings, its burrows are found under old logs 

 and stumps. It finds plenty of food in this habitat in the seeds of grasses 

 and berries, and one shot had its pouches full of the cleaned seeds of the 

 blueberry. 



7. Tamias striatus lysteri. (Rich.). Northeastern Chipmunk. — Unlike the 

 Lake Superior chipmunk, the striped chipmunk is rare on the point proper. A 

 family of five was seen near the postoffice on July 6, eating the seeds of a 

 maple. These were seen but a few times here as the red squirrels drove 

 them away. This species was only noted again on July 24, when one was 

 taken on the first sand dune on the east side of the point. One was heard 

 late one afternoon near the road past Beaver Lake five miles west of camp. 

 The species is no doubt more common than' these records indicate, as it is 

 very shy and thus very difficult to find in dense forests. The one taken 

 had its cheek pouches full of the seeds of some berry. At Vermilion in 1914, 

 this species was more abundant — especially in open woodland and old burn- 

 ings, but the preceding species was more common in all this region. 



8. Marmota monax canadensis (Erxleben). Canada Woodchuck. — The 

 Avoodchuck is very rare on the point. Only one specimen was found, and no 

 burrows were seen. The old hunters stated that it is decidedly rare. 



9. Sciuroptenis macrotis (Shaw). Northern Flying Squirrel. — No flying 

 squirrels were seen in the field by the writer, but three specimens were col- 

 lected for the Museum by Mr. John Clarke during the winters of 1912-13 

 and 1913-14. These are typical sal^rinus. The resident hunters stated that 

 they were not rare in the hemlock-beech forest at the base of the point, 

 and were sometimes taken in traps set for mink and marten. 



10. Castor canadensis michiganensis (Bailey). Woods Beaver. — In 1912 

 the l)eaver was fairly common on the point where the conditions are favorable 

 for the building of their dams and houses, and were seen by the writer. The 

 largest occupied house was found about a mile south of Little Lake, in a 

 small lake or pond that had no running outlet. This house contained several 

 wagon-loads of peeled sticks, and the size was probably due to the fact that 

 there being no dam to maintain, the sticks were added to the house. At 

 East Vermilion Lake, which was long and narrow, there were several houses, 

 and here tlie beaver had a small dam across tlie outlet — a swift narrow 

 stream that emptied into Lake Sui)erior. The largest colony was found at 

 the cranberry farm of John Clarke, of Vermilion, where they were protected. 

 Here are numbers of long narrow ponds made i)artly by the beavers and 

 partly by ]Mr. Clarke to regulate tlie water in the cranberry marsh. The 

 beavers had several houses in these ponds in 1912 and constructed dams to 

 regulate the water about them. These dams often held back water so that 



