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Canis latrans, Say, (Coyote) : Very numerous, and destructive to sheep and poultry. 



Canis familiaris latrans: A spotted hybrid between the coyote and common dog, 

 shot among a pack of coyotes. 



Vulpes velox, Say, (Swift Fox): Very numerous until within the past five or six 

 years; now rarely seen. It lives in shallow burrows on the open prairie. 



PEOOTONIDa;. 



Procyon loior, Storr., (Raccoon) : Common in bluffs and rough banks along streams. 



ANTILOCAPBID.E. 



Antilocapraam.ericana,OTd..{Ante\o:pe; Pronghorn): Still comparatively common; 

 and, until quite recently, very numerous. 



CEEVID^. 



Cervus niacrotis, Say, (Black-tailed Deer): Quite common till within the past few 

 years; now found only occasionally, and in the roughest country. 



VESPEBTILIONID^. 



Lasiurus noveboracensis, Tomes, (Red Bat): Common; found in corn and sorghum 

 fields. 



Scotophilus noctivagans, LeConte, (Silvery-haired bat): Only one individual taken; 

 captured indoors; attracted probably by the light. 



Vespertilio ciliolabrum, Merriam: Found in clefts of the rocks, and in swallows' 

 nests. The first individuals captured of this species were taken here in August, 1884, 

 when scores of them were seen. None have been seen here since that time. The 

 following year, two individuals of this species were taken in southwestern New Mexico. 



SOBICID^. 



Blarina exilipes, Baird, (Short-footed Shrew): Found on low ground, and occa- 

 sionally on upland; not common. 



TAIiPIDa:. 



Scalops argentatus, Aud. & Bach., (Silvery Mole): Found in low, moist ground; not 

 common. 



SOIUKID^. 



SperynopMlus tridecem-linealus, Aud. <fe Bach., (Striped Ground-Squirrel): Found 

 everywhere; does great injury to corn and other crops. 



Cynomys ludovicianus, Ord., (Prairie Dog): Exceedingly numerous; one "dog 

 town" being more than sixty miles in length. They cause considerable damage by 

 cutting down corn or other crops which obstruct their field of vision. 



CASTOKID^. 



Castor fiber, Kuhl., (Beaver) : Formerly common, and found along all streams whose 

 banks were not too sandy; it is now rapidly disappearing. 



GEOMTIDS. 



Geomys bursarius, Rich, (Pocket Gopher): Common. 



SAOCOMYIDa:. 



Dipoclomys pliillipsi orcZi, Woodh., (Kangaroo Rat): Very numerous, especially in 

 sandy bottom land, where it does much damage to corn and other crops; lives in 

 separate holes; not in colonies, as farther southwest. 



Perognathus fasciatus, Maxim.: Not common; found in sandy banks. 



ZAPODIDa;. 



Zapus hudsonius, Coues, (Jumping Mouse): Rare; one individual was taken among 

 willow brush on the bank of a stream. 



