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to Texas and Mexico on the south, and from the Missouri River to the 

 Sierra Nevada Mountains. Not only are most of the notes respecting 

 the relative abundance of the species of the following list given on his 

 authority, but I have thought it worth while to incorporate also some 

 general facts relative to their range, which he has had the kindness 

 to communicate to me. The list proper refers more directly to the 

 northern portion of the Great Salt Lake Basin, and more especially 

 to the immediate vicinity of Ogdeu. The notes hence refer in part to 

 the neighboring portions of the Wahsatch Range as well as to the 

 valley itself. 



Felidc 



1. JFeliS COllCOlor. Not common, but quite generally dis- 

 tributed. 



3. Lynx Canadensis. Canada Lynx. "Bull Cat." Com- 

 mon in the mountains as far south as Southern Utah. 



3. Lynx rilf US. Bay Lynx. Common, but chiefly confined to 

 the mountains. 



Canxdje. 



4. Canis lupus. Gray Wolf. Common. 



Respecting the color varieties of the Gray Wolf and their distribu- 

 tion, Mr. Mecham's observations are as follows : The gray wolves 

 occur everywhere. The black variety he had never met with south 

 of the Salmon River, nor had he seen any skins obtained south of 

 that point, but to the northward this is the most prevalent color. 

 The red wolf he had met with only in Texas and the adjoining plains. 

 The white wolf he had not found south of northern Utah, except to 

 the eastward of the main chain of the Rocky Mountains, where it 

 occurs as far south as Texas. The white wolves he considered the 

 largest, the black the next in size, the gray being generally a little 

 smaller. 



5. Canis latrans. Prairie Wolf. More or less common 

 throughout the plains and deserts of the interior. 



O. Vulpcs vulgaris, var. marroura. Fox. Common, 

 running into the usual varieties. The red fox, according to Mr. 

 Mecham, is much less plentiful now than formerly. The "silver- 

 gray," "cross," and " black " varieties prevail to the northward, but 

 are rarely met with in the Great Salt Lake Valley. These are rather 

 larger than the ordinary red fox, and their fur is liner and more 

 plentiful. Among these varieties is of course included the so-called 

 V. macroura. 



MrsTriinK. 



'7. Putoi'ius ermincus. Ermine Weasel. Common. 

 H. PiltoriilN lutroolu*. var. visoil. Mink. Common 

 in Salt Lake Valley, and in the adjoining mountains along all the 



