January, 1S93.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



393. Hairy Woodpecker. Can be seen 



any day in the year. 



394. Downy Woodpecker. Common, 



often found with D. villosus. 

 406. Red-headed Woodpecker. Some 



years it remains all winter but 



others it is not seen during the 



cold months. 

 409. Red-bellied Woodpeclcer. Occa- 

 sionally seen, but it is not common. 

 412. Flicker. Common during warm 



winters, rare when very cold. 

 474. Horned Lark (Shore Lark). It is 



not uncommon to find a flock 



around a feeding place. 

 477. Blue Jay. Can be seen almost any 



time. 

 -^SS. Crow. A few remain all the year 



when the winters are mild. 

 559. Tree Sparrow. Very abundant, 



often found with Junco hj'emalis. 

 567. Snow Bird. Common. 

 sSi. Song Sparrow. I have seen a few 



in midwinter. 

 593. Cardinal. Common for this species. 



English Sparrow. Everywhere. 



727. White-bellied Nuthatch. Common. 

 731. Tufted Titmouse. Very abundant. 

 735. Black-capped Chickadee. I took 



one Feb. 12, 1891. 

 761. Robin. Several have been seen in 



January. 



MAMMALS. 



Didelphis virginiaiia (Common Opos- 

 sum). Formerly common, but now 

 very rare. A few are killed each year. 



Lepus sylvaticiis (Gray Rabbit) . Very 

 abundant. 



EretJilzo)! dorsattis (Canada Porcupine). 

 Qiiite common twenty years ago, but 

 now not found. 



Fiber zibcthicus (Muskrat) . Common 

 around swamps 'and ditches. Trapped 

 for fur. 



Arvicola pinctorum (Pine Mouse). One 

 specimen was taken January, 1S91, by 



L. J. Driver, of Farmland, Ind. We 

 put out many traps in the same region, 

 but could get no more. 



Arvicola pcinisvlvaiiicus (Meadow 

 Mouse). Common everywhere. 



Calomys amcrico !i//s (Dormouse). Com- 

 mon in the woods and along fences. 



Castor Fiber (Beaver). Not found at 

 present, but a few old beaver dams can 

 be located. 



Arctomys monax (Ground Hog). Occa- 

 sionally found, formerly quite common. 



Taw ills striatiis (Chipmunk). Very 

 common. 



Sciitriis /iudsotiic?is (Red Squirrel). 

 Very rare. 



Sciiirits carioliiiciisis (Gray Squirrel). 

 Common. 



Sciitriis iiiger liidoviriaiiiis (Fox Squir- 

 rel). Quite common. 



Sc in ropier lis voiaits (Flying Squirrel). 

 Common. In November a few years 

 ago I found fifteen in one old stump. 



Blariiia brevicauda (Mole Shrew). I 

 took one specimen in 1S91. Did not 

 see or hear of any others. 



Blariiia exilipes. I have one specimen, 

 which I caught running on the snow in 

 a road at night. 



Scalops aqiiatieiis (Common Mole). 

 Common but not abundant. 



Procyon lotor (Raccoon). Common. 

 Trapped for its fur. 



McpJiitis mepliitica (Common Skunk). 

 Occasionally found. Formerly abund- 

 ant. 



Putoriits visoii (Mink). Common in 

 some localities. 



Piitoriiis lougicauda (Weasel). Form- 

 erly abundant, now rather rare. 



Vuipes vulpes (Red Fox). A few are 

 taken each year. Uiysscs O. Cox. 



State Normal School, Mankato, Minn. 



George O. Welch, the Salem, Mass., 

 taxidermist, reports that the season has 

 i been an unusually busy one v^'ith him. 



