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I1I.—Nortrers on Nova Scotian Zootocy: No. 4.—By HARRY 
Piers, Halifax, N. 8. 
(Read 12th April, 1897.) 
In the following paper is recorded anything of interest 
regarding the zoology of the province that has come to my 
notice during the past year or two. Former contributions on 
the same subject will be found in recent volumes of the Trans- 
actions of this Society. 
MAMMALS. 
Gray SQuirREL (Sciwrus carolinensis), The capture of a 
specimen of this large species is recorded in a former paper of 
mine (vide Trans. N. S. Inst. Nat. Sc., vol. vit., p. 467). Another 
was killed, May 20th, 1894, near the old sugar refinery, on the 
western side of the North-West Arm, Halifax. 
Rep Fox (Vulpes vulpes var. fulvus*). In the winter of 
1893-4, an albinistic Fox was killed at Musquodoboit, Halifax 
County, and was brought to Mr. A. G. Kaizer, furrier of this 
city, who subsequently sold it to Captain Campbell. The 
general colour of the pelt was cream white with a rusty tinge. 
Each hair of the tail was tipped with black, giving the whole 
brush the appearance of having been slightly singed. More of 
this black was towards the end and underside of the tail, but 
the extreme tip was whitish. Posterior parts of ears, black ; but 
inside, white. Snout dusky. On the chest, a little behind the 
four legs, was a lead-coloured blotch which merged into the 
surrounding colour of the under parts. A white line margined 
with black extended on the front of the hind legs, from hock 
upward ; front of hind legs, from hock to claws, black. Length 
of pelt from snout to tip of brush, four feet. 
*Mr. Outram Bangs in a paper published in the Proceedings of the Biological 
Society of Washington (March 16, 1897), describes a new form of [ox from Nova Scotia 
under the name Vulpes pennsylvanica vafra, it being distinguished from the typical 
V. pennsylvanica (= fulvus) by its larger size and deeper colour. Mr. Bangs also con- 
Siders the American Red Fox entirely distinct from the Huropean species (V. vulpes). 
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