The Mammalia of the Vicinity of Cincinnati. 309 



of its occuri-ence in the shape of several of its quills seen sticking 

 about the nose of a clog only a few years since. Prof Kirtland includes 

 it, without comment, in his list of Ohio Mammals of 1838 ; while Dr. 

 Raymond alludes to it as "now very rare" in his "Mammals of 

 Franklin county" (Ind.), 1869. 



Famil3^ XIV. — Leporid^ : The Hares. 



43. Lepus sylvaticus, Bachman. — Gray Hare; Eabhit; Cottontail. — 

 A ver}^ common species, the large numbers slain for market during the 

 fall and winter being amplj^ compensated for by its rapid increase 

 during the summer. Numerous remains found in the Madisonville 

 ancient cemeter3^ 



Subclass Didelphia: Non-placental Mammals. 

 Order F. — Marsupialia: The Marsupials. 

 Family XV. — Didelphid^: The Opossums. 



44. Didelphys virginiana, Kerr. — Com7non or Virginia Opossum. 

 — Still somewhat common in this section, its nocturnal habits probably 

 protecting it from extirpation. A 3^oung specimen in the writer's col- 

 lection, taken at Madisonville November 23, 1873, is not much larger 

 than a good sized Norwa}^ Rat. 



Numerous remains of th^e Opossum occur among the ashes in the 

 Madisonville ancient cemetery. 



B,—A LIST OF SPECIES NOT YET IDENTIFIED, WHOSE 

 MANGE INCLUDES THIS LOCALITY, 



Order Carnivora: Flesh-eaters. 

 Family Felid^: The Gats. 



1. Felis concolor, Linnaeus. — Panther. — Although the former resi- 

 dence of this species here is undoubted, its remains have not yel been 

 found, nor have we an^^ positive record of its occurrence in this vicinity. 

 It is mentioned, however^^ by Kirtland,-^ At water, f Hildreth,]; and 

 others, as a resident of Ohio. 



Order Ungulata: The Hoofed Mammals. 

 Family Bovid^ : Bovine Mammals. 



2. Bos AMERiCANCJS, GmcUn. — American Buifalo. — The occurrence 



* Ohio Geological Survey, 1838. 

 f History of Ohio, 2d Ed., 1838. 

 X Pioneer History, 1848, p. 497. 



