xviii A List of the Species Herein Treated 

 HARE FAMILY or Lepondcs— 



XXVIII. Snowshoe-rabbit or White-rabbit, Lepus 



americanus phcsonotus Allen. p. 621 



XXVIIIa. Turtle Mountain Snowshoe-rabbit, Lepus 



americanus hishopi Allen. p. 653 



XXIX. Prairie-hare, Lepus campestris Bachman. p. 654 



VOLUME II. 



jFlesi) eaters^— €>rDer Carnitoora. 



Mostly large animals (except the Weasels) ; all (our spe- 

 cies) have six small incisors in each jaw; four large canine 

 teeth, and the premolars developed, not to grind, but to cut 

 like shears. 



CAT FAMILY or Felidcs— 



XXX. Canada Lynx, Lynx canadensis Kerr. p. 677 



DOG FAMILY or CamdcB— 



XXXI. KXt-io-x, ov S^ih^Vulpesvelox (Say). />. 700 



XXXII. Royal Fox, Vulpes regalis Merriam. p. 706 



XXXIII. Gray-wolf or Buffalo-wolf, Canis occidentalis 



Richardson. p. 749 



XXXIV. Coyote or Prairie-wolf, Cams latrans Say. 



p. 789 



WEASEL FAMILY or Mustelidce— 



XXXV. Canada Otter, Lutra canadensis (Schreber). 



XXXVI. Short-tailed Weasel, Putonus cicognanu (Bona- 

 parte), p. 840 

 XXXVII. Least Weasel, Putorius rixosus Bangs, p. 858 



