ored. Is this impression correct ? 



48. Taxidea ainertcana (BoddiSTt). American Badger. 



One was killed 2 miles east of Quaker Hill, or 5 miles southwest of New- 

 port, Vermillion county, in 1S80, by a cousin of S. B. McCool of Quaker 

 Hill. Reported by Mr. F. T. Peters. Mr. S. D. Steininger, says 'the bad- 

 ger has been found in Elkhart, La Grange, Steuben, De Kalb, Noble and 

 Kosciusko counties. Four have been caught in La Grange county within 

 the last ten years, the last one in 1887. Three were caught in the north- 

 east part of Elkhart county in 1888. In 1880 a black one was caught in 

 Noble county, the hide of which was sold to Chas. Edson. 



Grant county. A badger was reported taken but could not verify it 



(E. L. Guthrie). 

 Franklin county. July 28, 1-889 a badger was killed near Metamora. 

 Upon examining it the gentleman who killed it said two others had 

 been taken the preceding year (1888). 



49. PutoriKx vison (Schreber). Mink. 



Carroll county, Monroe county, Vigo county. I have seen it occasion- 

 ally in each of these counties. (Evermann.) 



Wabash county (Ulrey). Galbraith's collection. 



Randolph county. Common (Cox). Mr. Cox reports that a mink killed 

 24 half-grown chickens for him in one night two years ago. Each 

 chicken was bitten only through the head. 



Tippecanoe county. Reynold's collection. 



La Grange county (Steininger). 



Franklin county. Not uncommon in certain locatities, especially about 

 drift piles along streams. Last year, 1893, the writer saw three minks 

 at one time in daylight about a drift pile within the corporate limits 

 of the town of Brookville. Putorius nigrescens (A. and B.). Little 

 Black Mink is not now thought to be a distinct species. Both forms 

 are found in Franklin county. 



50. Putoriits erminea (L.). Weasel. 



Carroll county, 1878 ; Monroe county, 1883 ; Vigo county, 1890. I have 

 seen the weasel in each of these counties, but never found it com- 

 mon (Evermann). 



Wabash county (Ulrey). Galbraith's collection. 



Randolph county (Cox). Occasional. 



La Grange (Steininger). 



Franklin county. Not uncommon. Some reported every year. 



