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Ni'wtoii County. Aionp; Irocinois Rivcrplentifulielsewhere rare ( Pfrimmer. ) 



Knox County. Common in last fifteen years; Ivfore tliat rare (Chansler). 

 '21. Urocifoii cinrreo-an/enltUuii (Soliri. (iray fox. 



Knox County. Coininon to lifteen years aun. Now rare (Chansler). 

 •22. Can i.s Inpu.-' (Say ) . ^Voi I. 



Newton County. ( )ne killed two years aj;o ( Pfrimmer). 



Knox County. Numerous in the early days. Last one was killed on Birch 

 Kuu, heiween I'deknell and Edwards|iort liy Henry Maclin in 18o.S. 

 One was killed within one and one-hall' miles of Vincennes, in Illi- 

 nois in 1882 (Chansler). 



Daviess County. Last seen in 1850, aeronlinj^ to Mr. Bruce (Chansler). 

 "^r,. C'lniP: latran.-' (Say). Coyote, prairie wolf. 



Newton County. ()ue killed in November, 18tt4. alony Monon Railroad. 

 «)l>served in all parts of Newton County within last three years. More 

 numerous in northern portion. A ride of half a dozen miles through 

 the higher marshes will proliaI)ly reveal two or three. Last year 

 (18!).3) saw three at one time. They are destructive to poultry, pigs 

 and sheep. Tiiis county jiaid over iSlOO bounty for wolves killed last 

 year. The rate was fo foi- each old one and S2.50 for each young one 

 ( Pfrimmer). 



Knox County. Not so common as the gray wolf. Found as late as 1854. 

 One autiiority reports seeing one near Vincennes in lSo8. The species 

 has not been authentically reported fioiii the state before (Chansler). 

 '24. Ft'lis cnncolor {L.). American jianther. 



Knox County. Fornu'rly found. Mr. A. Statlord reports seeing the last 

 one in 18;)3. Mr. Thomjison reports seeing one in 1825. Mr. Bruce 

 reports it in Daviess County as late as 1830 (Chansler). 

 25. L(/n2 r«/'((.>< (Guldenstadt I. American wild-cat. 



Knox County. Bare. One killed near Bicknell in IKV2 by Mr. Robert M. 

 Kinsley. Reported about Montours Swamj) spring of 1894. 



Wells County. One taken near BlufFtoii early in Novemlier, 18'J4. It 

 weighed 5() pounds (F. M. Noe). 

 ZlC). Lepiis miuuticu^ {B:ic\\mtin]. Water Hare. 



Knox County. Mr. Chansler says a brown ralibit has lieen seen there by 

 difl'erent persons. It is said to be much larger than the common gray 

 rabbit. It seems probable that two forms of swamp hares will be 

 found in the lower Wabash vallev, the one above noted, which 



