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outer walls of hamular processes of pterygoids, 15 (14-17); alveolar 

 length of upper canine-premolar-molar series, 38.2 (36.8-39.9); 

 crown length of upper carnassial, 14.6 (13.9-15.4). 



Average measurements of 8 adult females: Total length, 772 

 (737-813); tail, 144 (136.5-156); hind foot, 158 (152-165). Skull: 

 Greatest length, 113.1 (110-116. 5); condylobasal length, 103.7 (101.2- 

 106.7); depth of braincase at basisphenoid, 42.5 (40.1^4.5); zygo- 

 matic breadth, 78.7 (75.2-81.8); mastoid breadth, 48.2 (46.5-49.8); 

 interorbital constriction, 20.6 (19-22); distance between ends of 

 postorbital processes, 54.6 (50.6-58.8); least distance anteriorly 

 between outer walls of hamular processes of pterygoids, 14 (13-14.8); 

 alveolar length of upper canine-premolar-molar series, 34.8 (33.7— 

 35.6); crown length of upper carnassial, 13.7 (13-14.3). 



Greenbrier County: White Sulphur Springs, 2; Renicks Valley, 1. 

 Hardy Covin ty: Capon Iron Works, 1. 



Pocahontas County: Green Bank, 9; Travellers Repose, 16. 

 Preston Coiinty: Rowlesburg, 1. 



Family SCIURIDAE 



MARMOTA MONAX MONAX (Linnaeus) 



Southern Woodchuck, or Groundhog 



The woodchuck is fairly common throughout the State except in the 

 coniferous forests. The burrows of this rodent are found especially 

 along the sparsely forested banks of streams bordering on cultivated 

 fields, in clearings in deciduous woods, and also under large rocks 

 on hillsides. On April 22, 1936, we were surprised to find freshly 

 opened burrows in the bottomlands along the Guyandotte River 

 from which the flood waters had receded only a short time previousl3^ 

 On two occasions that week we came upon woodchucks that were 

 sunning themselves near their burrows, although the weather at 

 the time was decidedly cold and raw. 



Cabell County: 4 miles east of Huntington, 2. 



Greenbrier County: Jobs Knob, 13 miles north-northwest of Renicks Valley, 1. 



Hampshire County: Springfield, 1. 



Hardy County: North Mountain, 1. 



Nicholas County: Drennen, 2. 



Pendleton County: Franklin, 3; Spruce Knob, altitude 4,860 feet, 2. 



Pocahontas County: Cranberry Glades, altitude 3,300 feet, 2; Williams River, U 



Preston County: Rowlesburg, 1. 



Randolph County: Middle Mountain, 11 miles northeast of Durbin, 3. 



TAMIAS STRIATUS FISHERI Howell 



Fisher Chipmunk 



The chipmunk seems to be distributed over the whole State. Its 

 burrows are commonly found under or near stumps of dead trees and 

 piles of tangled driftwood along the banks of streams. On rocky 



