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33. H. leucogaster Maxim. — Missouri Mouse. Coues. 



34. H. palustris Harlan. — Rice Field Mouse. Coues. Specimen identified by 

 B.F. Goss, Neosho Falls. 



35. Arvicola riparia var. longipilis Ord. — Meadow Mouse.* Rare. One sent to 

 us by Esquire Rice, Black Jack, 1875. Taken at Lawrence by Prof. Snow. 



36. A. austerus L. C. — Prairie Meadow Mouse. Coues. 

 36a. A. austerus var. cutata Cope. Coues. 



87. Ochetodon humilis Aud. and Bach.— Harvest Mouse. Coues. 



38. Neotoma floridana Ord. — Wood Rat.* Common along the streams of the mid- 

 dle and westerft parts of the State. They build nests by piling up sticks and pieces 

 of bark, to the hight of two or three feet, often about the base of a tree or stump. 

 In the middle of these piles they have a nest of dried grass and leaves. 



89. Mouse.* Taken at Coal creek, 1873, by C. K. Jones. Not yet 



identified. 



40. Sunaptomys Cooperii — Cooper's Lemming. Coues. Taken at Neosho Falls by 

 Col. Goss. 



41. Fiber Zibithieus Cuv. — Muskral. Now and then found along streams. 



TALPID^. 



42. Scalops argentutus Aud. aud Bach. — Prairie Mole. Silver Mole.* Frequenting 

 gardens and yards, damaging bulbs, etc. 



GEOMYID^. 



43. Qeomys bursarius Shaw. — Pouched Gopher.* A well known pest, marking his 

 course across fields by a line of small piles of dirt. Destruction to hedges. Said 

 to find a deadly enemj^ in the Little Striped Skunk. 



44. G. brevicepn Baird.— Short Headed Gopher. Taken by Dr. A. W. Hammond, 

 at Fort Riley. Specimen in Smithsonian Institute. (Baird's Report, p. 378.) 



. 45. Dipodomys Ordii Woodh. — Kangaroo Rat. Common in southwest parts of the 

 State. Found at Sargent. 



46. D. PMllipii Gray. — Kangaroo Rat. Taken at Osborn by Richard Foster. 

 Specimen in Washburn College, Topeka. 



47. Perognathus fasciatus Maxim. — Kangaroo Rat. Taken at Topeka, Kansas, and 

 identified by E. A. Popenoe. 



48. Castor Canadensis Kuhl. — Beaver. Common along most of the large streams. 

 Getting scarce in the eastern parts of the State. Does much damage to timber 

 along the streams. Seldom builds djims or huts in Kansas, but lives under over- 

 hanging banks and roots. 



SCIURID^. 



49. Seiurus ludovicianus Custis. — Western Fox Squirrel.* Frequent in all heavy 

 bodies of timber. 



Of this squirrel I have secured three well marked varieties. The first is that 

 commonly found, the back grizzled black, gray and rusty, the under parts yellowish 

 red. The second variety is dusky. The back is reddish brown and black, the 

 black predominating. The belly is dark rusty. The face, nose, and cheeks, are 

 almost pure black. A heavy line of glossy black runs down the front side of all the 

 legs. The fur is short, thick and fine. The third variety is black. A slight annu- 



* Specimens marked * in Baker University Cabinet 



