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NOTES ON CALIFORNIA ANIMALS. 



Sciuriis liudsonius Douglassi ((Jray). Dotujluss.-i Chickarvv. 



Common tbrougliuiit llio [)iiie forests siiiiuuiuliiii;' Momil iSluista. 



Locality. 



Siskivou Couiitv, Calit'oDiia 



Ilo ■ 



<lo 



do 



Date. 



Nature of speci- 

 meu. 



Skiu. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



©ciiuus fossor Poale. California G-raij Squirrel. {Ti-lccl-is of the Wiutuus). 



Very commou everywhere tbroughoiit the couiferous Ibrests, ruiigin;^- 

 h)w «h)\vii into the foothills in many ])liice.s. In winter the males of this 

 species appear to gather in g'roups, ami in Shasta County, in January 

 and February, 1 have frequently shot half a dozen out of one tree as 

 fast as I could load and fire. Females seemed never to be present iu 

 these bands. 



Museum 

 regis- 

 ter No. 



14432 



14429 

 14430 

 14431 

 14472 

 14473 

 14574 

 14575 

 14576 

 21513 

 21514 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



58 

 59 

 142 

 143 

 144 

 190 

 191 



Sex 

 aud 

 age. 



Locality. 



Shasta County, California 



.do 

 .do 

 -do 

 .do 

 .do 



Lassen County, California 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Dale. 



1883 

 Apr. 



1884 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 Jan. 

 June 

 Juno 

 June 

 July 

 July 



Natnr(^ of spoc-i- 

 uieu. 



Sliiu. 



Skin iu alcohol. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Skin. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Skeleton. 



Do. 



Sciuropteius voliicella hudsonius (GiucL). Xorlhcru Flying Squirrel. 



I learned from hunters and miners of the occasional occurrence of the 

 Flying Squirrel in ^N^orthern California, but did not meet with it. The 

 species is, however, known to the region from specimens obtained at 

 Fort Crook by Captain Feilner. 



Family HAPLODONTIDiE. Skwellels. 



Haplodon rufus* (Raf.). Scivellel; " Mouniain Beaver" ( U. Cala.) ; "Ulur Munhrut." 



{If. Gala.) 



A short-tailed rodent of the size of a Muskrat was described to me by 

 lesidonts of Korthorn California as existing in one or two places on the 

 southern slope of Mount Shasta, and in several places on the eastern 

 slopes of Mount Lassen. This animal, from the minute account given of 

 its mode of life and external features, I readily recognized as Haplodon. 

 It was variously described under the names "Mountain ]Jeaver" and 



"Dr. C. H. Merriam has recently described a larger forui (//. major) iVoui Central 

 Calilbniia, to wliicli the i)r(;.s('iit may be referable. 



