146 Biinj^ — The. Squirrels of Eiderii North America. 



melanistic individuals occur; on the other hand, over hirge areas 

 of country the bhiclc phase is unknown. The red squirrel is not 

 subject to melanism. I have heard of black individuals, but 

 have never seen one. Local albinistic races or families are, how- 

 ever, not uncommon. One of these colonies is near Denver, 

 Ind., from whence I have a curious series presenting every de- 

 gree of albinism. 



The flying squirrels do not var}^ individually to an extent 

 worth notice. 



Tbe earlier writers were much troubled and confused by our 

 squirrels, and as a consequence some of the species have an 

 appalling array of synonyms. Professor Baird, in 1857, did a 

 splendid piece of work, considering the scanty material he had, 

 in doing away with most of the superfluous names, and Allen, 

 twenty years later, put on a few finishing touches. 



Lisl of Species and Subspecies of Sciurus and Sciaroplevns Inhabiting Eastern 



North America. 

 Name. Type locality. 



Sciurus niger Linn Southern South Carolina. 



ludovicianus Custis Red River of Louisiana. 



ludovicianus vicinus subsp. nov White Sulphur Sprinfrs, W. Ya. 



carolinensis Gmelin Carolina. 



carolinensis leucotis (Gapper) Region between York and Lake 



Simcoe, Ont. 

 carolinensis hypophveus Merriani . . . .Elk River, ]Minn. 

 carolinensis fuliginosus (Bachman). .New Orleans, La. 



carolinensis extimus subsp. nov ]\Iiami, Florida. 



hudsonicus Erxl Hudson Strait. 



hudsonicus loquax subsp. nov Liberty Hill, Conn. 



Sciuropterus sahrinus (Shaw) Severn River, James Bay. 



silus sp. nov Topof Katis Mtn., above White 



Sub)hur Springs, W. Ya. 



volans (Linn.) North America. 



volans querceti subsp. nov Citronelle, Citrus Co. , Florida- 

 Genus SCIURUS Linnaeus. 



Tail long and bushy ; ears well developed, sometimes slightly tufted ; 

 feet adapted for climbing, the anterior having four digits and a rudi- 

 mentary poUex and the posterior five digits, all of which have long, 

 curved, and sharp claws ; mammpe from four to six ; skull light built, 

 with long postorbital processes; penultimate upper premolar, when 

 present, minute ; diurnal.* 



* Substantially taken from Flower and Lydekker, Mammals Living and 

 Extinct, London, 189L 



