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2. Ltjhx mfus Raf. — Bay Lynx. Wild Ciit.* Quite common in timber in all parts 

 of the State. 



CANID.K. 



3. Canis lupus Aud. and Bach. — Gray or Timber W<jlf.* — Not uncommon in :ill 

 parts of the State. IMany are taken on the plains every winter for tlieir splendid fur 

 that is used for muffling robes. 



•4. C. latrans Say. — Coyote. Prairie Wolf* Very destructive to domestic fowls. 

 This and C. lupus seem to be getting more common in older parts of the State. 



5. Vulpesfuhus Desm. — Red Fox. Common in all parts of tlie State. 



6. V. velox Say. — Kit Fox. Swift. Rare. 



7. V. Virginianus Rich. — Gray Fox. Rarer than the Red Fox. One taken near 

 Baldwin, November, 1874, by John Griffith. 



BASS.\RrD^. 



8. Bassaris astuta Liclit. — Texas Civet Cat. Allen. Rare in western parts of the 

 State. 



MUSTELID^. 



9. Mephitis mepMtica Shaw. — Common Skunk.* Frequent. 



10. M. bicolor Gray. — Little Striped Skunk. Polecat.* More frequent than the 

 common Skunk. A pest to farmers. Said, however, by Mr. Joseph Savage, of Law- 

 rence, to enter the burrows of the Pouched Gopher, and to destroy them. Also, it 

 is well established that they destroy rats about barns. 



11. Puiorius novehoracensis DeKay. — White Weasel.* Occasional. Winter coat 

 does not always become white in this State. 



13. P. mson Forster.— Common Mink. Frequent about the streams. 



13. P. nigrescens Aud. and Bach. — Little Black Mink. Rare. Specimen reported 

 in Baird, Report, p. 180, as taken by Lt. D. N. Couch, Fort Leavenworth. 



14. Lutra Caaadensis Sab. — Otter. Rare. Found in north parts of the State. 



15. Taxidea Americana Schreb. — Badger.* Occasional. 



TJRSIDyE. 



16. Ursus Americanus Pallas. — Black Bear. Occasional in timber in central parts 

 of State. 



PROCYONID^. 



17. Proeyon lotor Linn. — Raccoon.* Common. 



BOVID^. 



18. Bison Americanus Gm. — Buffalo. , American Bison. Vast numbers roam over 

 the western parts of the State, migrating northward in the spring and southward 

 beyond the Arkansas river in the autumn. They are being slaughtered by the ten 

 thousand annually, for their hides, meat, bones, and the sport of killing them. 

 Should not legislation put a stop to this wholesale destruction? 



EQUID.1E. 



19. Equus cahallus Linn. — Wild Horse. Adventitious from Europe. Considerable 

 herds are seen in the west part of the State, especially southward, along the Arkansas 

 River region. 



The manner in which these are captured by a man living near Osboru, is this: 

 He goes to the region of the divide between the Platte and Arkansas rivers, where 

 the wild horses seem' inclined to spend the summer. With a team and extra saddle 



* Specimens marked * in Baker University Cabinet. 



