216 Kansas Academy of Science. 



III. -REMARKS. 



Didelphis californica: In my former list* I fell into the error 

 of stating that D. californicus [ = i). mesamericana'] may possibly 

 belong to our fauna. Elliott's statement in his Synopsis of North 

 American Mammals, that this species occurs in Oklahoma, to- 

 gether with the occurrence of dark colored opossums in southern 

 Kansas, led me into the error. There is no probability that it will 

 ever be taken either in Kansas or Oklahoma. The dark phase of 

 D. virgiiiiana is common throughout the state. 



Oryzomys palustris Harlan : An examination of the specimen of 

 Rice-field mouse sent to the National Museum by Capt. B. F. Goss 

 shows that it is of this species, known at present only from the 

 Gulf Coast region. Whether these animals once occurred in Kansas 

 or whether there was an error as to the locality from which the Goss 

 specimens came will probably never be known. 



Bassarisc^is o,stutus : Professor Knox included the Northern 

 civet cat in his list of Kansas mammals on the authority of Dr. 

 J. A. Allen. Doctor Allen informs me that his information was all 

 second-hand, and not based upon the capture of specimens. Set- 

 tlers seemed to be familiar with the animal, and Doctor Allen was 

 reasonably sure that the animal occurred in the western part of the 

 state. 



Lynx baileyi Merriam (Plateau lynx): The Spotted lynx of 

 southwestern Kansas and western Oklahoma is quite probably of 

 this species. A specimen was secured in Barber county by col- 

 lectors for the State Agricultural College, but it has not been com- 

 pared with others that have been identified. 



Vulpes falva mactoura ( Baird ) : In Forest and Stream (vol. 27, 

 p. 465, January 6, 1887), I find this record, signed N. S. Goss, To- 

 peka, December 27, 1886 : "A little over a year ago Mr. Fred Whit- 

 ney killed a Prairie fox ( Vulpes macrorus Baird) in Cowley county. 

 He had the animal mounted, and it is now at his home in Meade 

 county. It is the light colored variety spoken of by Professor 

 Baird in his work on mammals (P. R. R. Rept., vol. 8, p. 130), and 

 the first, to my knowledge, captured in the state. Mr. Whitney 

 says that another one has since been killed in the same vicinity." 

 It would be interesting to know whether this specimen owned by 

 Mr. Whitney is still in existence. 



Nyetinomus : A specimen of Free-tailed bat was collected at 

 Manhattan by Dr. C. P. Blachly, and sent to Professor Cragin, of 



* Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci.. vol. XIX, pp. 171-178. 1905. 



