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horse, he starts a troop of wild horses, pursuing them, ouly walking his team, hat 

 never permitting the wild horses to stop for a moment. At night he does not camp 

 till after dark, when he feeds his team well on substantial food brought with him, 

 while the tired wild horses rest and wait till morning to feed. But by daylight he 

 has his team well fed and rested, ready to start the hungr}' herd on its useless flight. 

 By the fourth day the wild horses are worn, hungry and weak, when he takes his 

 saddle horse, reserved for this time, and easily lassoes the wild ones, returning home 

 with the rich results of his strange chase. 



From reliable information gathered the past summer in the southwest, I find that 

 the wild horse breeds in Kansas, thus entitling it to a place in our list of mammalia. 

 Not unfrequently when crossing the plains in the early part of the season, the 

 traveler's camp is approached by a troop of wnld horses. In well established 

 instances mares have been coaxed from the camp of the traveler, and taking to 

 flight with their new wild lord, have joined his already considerable seraglio, and 

 have been wholly lost, probably becoming veritable wild horses. Certain other 

 domesticated animals at times show a decided inclination to take again to their 

 wild habits. 



CERVID^. 



20. Cerviis Canadensis Erxl. — Elk. Quite commcin in the west parts of the State. 



21. C. macrotis Say. — Mule Deer. Allen. "More or less common along the 

 wooded portions of the streams, especially on the Smoky and the Paradise." 



22. C Viryiniaiuis Bodd. — Virginia Deer. Frequent in large bodies of timber in 

 different parts of the State. 



ANTILOCAPRID^. 



S3. Antilocapru Aiiwncana Ord. — Pronghorn. Antelope. In great numbers on 

 the western plains, in herds of ten or twenty. The young are easily tamed. 



VESPERTILIONID.E. 



24. L(tsiaras uoctbomcensis Tomes. — Red Bat.* Occasional. Entering houses 

 evenings for catching flies. 



25. L. cinereus Allen. — Hoary Bat.* One taken in College building, Bald- 

 win, 1874. 



26. Bat.* Taken at Baldwin, 1874. Not ye: determined. 



soRicm^. 



27. Blarinn Carolimsis Bach.— Shrew.* Rare. 



MURID^. 



28. Jaculus Huchonius Zimm. — Jumping Mouse. Baird. A specimen taken in 

 the Baldwin City Nursery, of Mr. Flasket, and identified by Miss Amanda Flasket, 

 of Cornell University, Iowa. Taken also at Lawrence, by Prof. Snow. 



29. Mus musculus Linn. — Common Mouse.* Everywhere. An albino specimen 

 was placed in our cabinet, April, 1872, by Miss Ella Deane. White stripe on the 

 back and sides. 



30. 31. decumanns Pallas. — Brown Rat.* Ever attending man in his " Westward 

 IIo." 



31. Hesperomys leucopus var. sonoriensis Exrl. — White Footed Mouse. Allen. 

 Found by him at Fort Hays. 



32. H. Micliiganensis Aud. and Bach. — Prairie Mouse. Not plenty. 



* Specimens marked * in Baker Univnrsity Cabinev. 



