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ly active, and with a light snow on the ground they may be easily 

 traced by their tunnels or galleries which resemble miniature "mole- 

 hills.", ^ 



22. Blarina (sorisciscus) parva (Say), Coues. — Little Shrew. — Two 

 small Shrews from Brookville, Indiana, sent to me by Mr. E. R. Quick, 

 are pronounced by Dr. Coues to be the long-lost ^' Sorex parva^^ of 

 Say, which has been known, heretofore, only by his original description 

 in 1826. Under date of January 15, 1879, Dr. Coues favors me with 

 the following communication in regard to it : " ^Sorex parvus^ Say,' 

 has never been identified, but for years has been kicked about promis- 

 cuously among all the North American species of the family. It is 

 unquestionabl}^ a Blarina, likewise a Sorisciscus (30- toothed), and I 

 have not the slightest doubt that you have the veritable animal of 

 Say in the specimen you send." 



Mr. Quick informs me that it is rather common near Brookville, in- 

 habiting the open fields; and I have since taken a third specimen at 

 Madison ville, in December, 1878. 



Order E. — Rodentia : Bodents or Glires. 

 Family X. — Sciurid^ : The Squirrels. 



23. SciUROPTERUS voLUCELLA, Gcolfroy. — Common Flying Squirrel. — 

 A rather common species, inhabiting deserted Woodpecker holes and 

 similar places, generally in open woods or about clearings. It is 

 nocturnal or crepuscular in its habits, and is said to be very easily 

 domesticated. I am indebted to Mr. Wm. H. Whetsel, of Madison- 

 ville, Ohio, for a female and three young of this species, taken by him 

 from a hole in a haw tree within easy reach from the ground, on 

 September 7, 1877 : the eyes of these young at the date mentioned, 

 were not yet opened. 



24. SciURUS HUDSONius, Pallas. — Bed Squirrel ; Chicaree. — Included 

 by Dr. Raymond in his list of the " Mammals of Franklin county, 

 Indiana" (1869), on the strength of a single specimen. At the present 

 day it occurs very rarely, if at all, in this vicinity, though quite 

 common in Mercer and Auglaize counties, about 130 miles north of 

 Cincinnati. 



25. SciURUS CAROLiNENSis, var. CAROLiNENSis, Allen. — Southern 

 Gray Squirrel. — A common species, though quite variable in numbers 

 from year to year in the same locality ; this variability is presumed to 

 be due to its irregular migrations in search of food, and although I 



