SCIURUS. 29 



Sciurus carolinensis. 



Sciurus carolinensis, Gmelin Syst Nat,, i, p. 148 (1788); Allen Monographs 



N. Amer. Rodents, p. 700. 

 Sciurus pennsylvanicus, Ord Guthrie's Geogr., 2nd ed., p. 292(1815)*. 

 Sciurus niger, Godman Amer. Nat. Hist., ii, p. 133 (1826)*. 

 Sciurus leucotis, Gapper Zool. Journ., v, p. 206, pi. xi (1830); Blyth Cat., 



no- 335. P-. 105. 

 Sciurus fuliginosus, Bachman P. Z. S., p. 97 (1838). 

 Sciurus vulpinus, Dekay New York Zool., i, p. 59 (1842). 

 Sciurus nnigratorius, Audubon and Bachman Quad. N. Amer., \, p. 265, 



pi. XXXV (1849).* 



The Grey Squirrel. 



Distribution. — Southern Canada; the United States east of the 

 plains, South Mexico and Guatemala. 



a. Skin Ontario, Canada J. H. Garnier [Ex.] 



b. Skin ^ Zoological Gardens. 



c. Skin Purchased. 



d. Ale. $ North America W. Rutledge. 



e. Ale. W. Rutledge. 



f. Skin,ske- $ Zoological Gardens. 



leton. 



g. Stuffed North Carolina Rev. F. Fitzgerald (1852), 



A. S. B. 



Sciurus niger. 



Sciurus niger, Linnceus Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 86 (1766) ; Allen Mono- 



graphs N. Amer. Rodents, p. 717. 

 Sciurus cinereus, LinncFus Syst. Nat., I2th ed., i, p. 86 (1766). 

 Sciurus variegatus, Erxleben Syst. Reg. Anim., p. 421 (1777). 

 Sciurus vulpinus, Gmelin Syst. Nat., \, p. 147 (1788). 

 Sciurus virginianus, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 259 (1792'*. 

 Sciurus capistratus, Bosc Ann. Mus. Paris, i, p. 281 (1802)*. 

 Sciurus rufiventris, M'Murtrie's Cuv. An. Kingd., i, p. 433 (1831)*. 

 Sciurus texianus, Bachman P. 7, S., p. 86 (1838). 



The Fox Squirrel. 



Distribution, — Eastern United States westward to the plains. 

 a. Skin North America J. H. Garnier [Ex.] 



Sciurus hudsonius. 



Sciurus vulgaris, apud Forsfer Phil. Trans., Ixii, p. 378 (1772). 



Sciurus hudsonius, Pallas Nov. Sp. Quod, e Glir., p. 376 (1778) ; Blyth 



Cat., no. 336, p. 105; Allen Monographs N. Amer. Rodents, p. 672. 

 Sciurus carolinus, Ord Guthrie's Geogr., 2nd ed., p. 292 (1815)*. 

 Sciurus rubrolineatus, Desmarest Mamm., ii, p. 333 (1822). 



The Chikaree, 



Distribution. — The northern half of North America. 



a. Skin Lucknow, Ontario, 7-84 J. H. Garnier [Ex.] 



I. Skin Ontario. |. H. Garnier [Ex.] 



c. Skin „ J. H. Garnier [Ex.] 



f/. Skin N.America. A. D. Bartlett (1842), A. S. B. 



