GoilPYdl XofC!^. 15 



(ryn'nns dichroys Lee. (Spi-ague. ) PhUhydrus ochracens Mels. 

 Gyrin us affin is Anbe . ( Sprague . ) 



Gyrinus picijjes Auhe. (Sprague.) PhUhydrus emetics ^ixy, (Sprague.) 



Gyrinus borealis Aube. Hydmhius suhciqjrens ^Vij. 

 Gyrinus minutus Fal). (Sprague.) (Sprague.) 



Cercyon oceUcdum ^^y . (vSprague.) 

 Hydrophilidrp. 



Hydroclidris obfitsafi/s Say. 



(To he Co>iti)iucd.) 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Capture of a Panther in Vermont. — On November 

 24, 1881, a Panther {Fells concol(yr) \^as killed at Barnard, 

 Vt. The anhnal measured 7 feet in length and weighed 182i 

 pounds. About the time this Panther was shot another, 

 probably its mate, was seen several times but was not 

 secured. This present autumn (1882) it was also seen and 

 traced in the snow, but, I believe, has not yet been killed. 



The only other Panther which has been taken in the 

 State for many years, is the one which was shot at 

 Weathersfield, January 31, 1867. (See Bull. Mus. Comp. 

 Zool. Vol. I, 1869, page 15o.)— ./. H. JVohle, Cambridge, 

 Mass. 



The Hibernation of the Jumping Mouse.— Although 

 Professor Orton, some years, ago, gave an instance of the 

 hibernation of this species, I think that no one has since 

 published anything on the subject. As I have several 

 times found this little mouse in the dormant state, a few 

 notes may be of interest. 



The Jumping Mouse {JaciUus hudsonms) enters the 

 ground before the frosts set in, and makes a burrow from 



