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11. C'»i<lijlarfi crisf ila (\j.). Star-iiosod Mole. 



Hartholoiuew County. A specimen descrilnd l)y Mi'^i-; Kli/.alieth Wright, 

 appears to be this species. It was taken in their garden near Grammer. 

 In this connection I might quote from a recent letter from Mr. Ernest 

 W. Vickers, of Ellsworth, Mahoning County, O., on the occurrence 

 til tliis species in that state: "I have found the Star-nosed Mole a^ 

 Canton, Stark County. One specimen. Another reported, Berea, 

 Cuyahoga County. Common in onion nniek. Weymouth, Medina 

 County: Rejxirted. Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County: Specimen 

 found along Cuyahoga Kiver during meeting of Ohio State Academy of 

 Science, in 1S92. Portage County: " I took a specimen near Sufheld 

 in June, 1894. In this township I collected six specimens in an area of 

 less than four acres in the summer of 189.3. This year, 1894, I have 

 found none." (Ritdiland County Geological Survey of Ohio, Zoidogy 

 and Botany, Vol. IV., p. 179, foot-note. 

 1*2. Blarina platijrhinux (DeKay). Common Shrew. 



.Vlthongh no additional specimens have heen reported in this state, I de- 

 sire to call attention to its occurrence in Ohio. Mr. E. W. Vickers, 

 of P'llsworth, Mahoning County, says: "I found one specimen last 

 year, 189.'). This year I collected Hve of tliis species on one farm in 

 this township." 



13. Carincits rirf/iniauus (}indd\. Virginia deer. 



Newton County. E.xtinct. Last deer killed was twenty years ago (1874). One 



was seen three years ago (1891). 

 .lasjjer County. Deer killed about 1890 (Pfrimmer). 

 Knox County. Found at one time in countless numhers. Xow only met 



with occasionally in the cypress swamps of this county (C'liansler). 



14. Cervus ranadi'nm {F,rxlehen). Wapiti; elk. 



Kuo.x County. Still found here in early part of tiiis century. Mr. Hrad. 

 Thompson reports seeing a wild elk in LS.'JO. Mr. Stafford says that he 

 saw an elk that was killed on Pond Creek in 1829 (Chansler). 



Daviess County. Mr. Bnu^e rejiorts seeing elk horns in Daviess County as 

 late as ISoO (Chansler). 



15. Bison hiton (L.). Bison; buffalo. 



Knox County. The buffalo in an ( aily day were very numerous. The 

 trail along which they used to travel between the blue grass region of 

 Kentucky and the prairies crossed the Waljash River near Vincennes. 

 George Rogers Clark, writing from Vincennes, mentions the buffalo. 



