ANCIENT PUEBLOS OP UPPER GILA REGION. 5 



and of birds, identified by Dr. C. W. Richmond, of the United States 

 National Museum: 



Deer {Odocoileus sp.). Probably both the white-tailed and mule 

 deer. 



Pronghorn (Anfilocapra americana (Ord). Fragments of skin 

 and the entire skin of a young individual were found, the latter form- 

 ing part of the wrapping around the desiccated body of an infant. 



Bison or American Buffalo {Bison hison Linna?us). Various 

 bones, a horn, and a small piece of skin forming the sole of a sandal, 

 also cord twisted from the hair. 



Rock spermox)hile {Citellus grammurus (Say)). 



Marmot or woodchuck {Marmota ilaviventer or engelhardti?) . 



Sonoran white-footed mouse {Peromyscus sonoriensls (LeConte)). 



Rio Grande white-footed mouse {Peromyscus tornillo Meams). 



Wood rat {Neotoma sp.). 



Pallid muskrat {Fiber zihethicus fallidus Meams). 



Jack rabbit {Lepus sp.). 



Cottontail rabbit {Sylvilagus sp.). 



Plateau lynx {Lynx haileyi Merriam). 



Scott's gray fox {Urocyon cinereoargenfeus seottn Mearns). 



Common skunk {Mephitis estor Merriam). 



Spotted skunk {Spilogale sp.). 



Southwestern grizzly bear {Ursus hoj'Hhilis liorrimus (Baird)). 



From Apache Creek, Tularosa River, come several skulls of Mearns 

 coyote {Canis mearnsi), but no remains of the domestic dog were 

 found in any of the sites, yet as cord made apparently of dog hair 

 was found in the Tularosa cave, there is no reason to believe that this 

 animal was absent from this region. 



From the open-air ruin at Blue post office, Arizona, were recovered 

 remains of deer, wood rat, jack rabbit, cottontail rabbit, cougar or 

 puma, plateau lynx, Scott's gi'ay fox, and the black bear. 



It is evident, also, that the list does not comjorise all the mammals 

 made use of by the people who lived in Tularosa cave, since strips of 

 skin worked into elements for weaving blankets and clothing, like the 

 fur robes made at present by the Hopi, Ute, and many other far- 

 western tribes and anteriorly by the eastern Indians, show pelage of a 

 number of species. 



BIRDS 



Western red-tailed hawk {Bvteo hovealis calums). A desiccated 

 bird in down. 



Merriam's turkey {MeJeagria gallopavo merriami). A desiccated 

 adult bird (pi. 1), parts of other individuals, desiccated chicks, and 

 a number of eggs were found in a portion of the cave which was evi- 

 dently a pen where turkeys were kept in captivity, there being great 

 quantities of the droppings of the birds in the debris. The turkey 



