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Gogebic Lake, and were certainly the work of this species. 

 July 2 a young red-squirrel which had frequently been seen 

 around the camp in the Cisco Lake Region was found raven- 

 ously feeding on the kidney of a recently skinned woodchuck. 

 After feeding it showed no fear, and allowed itself to be 

 picked up ; it seemed very sleepy and slept for about a half- 

 hour before running away. This individual was badly infested 

 with fleas. Another juvenile taken July i in the same region 

 was infested with small patches of red seed ticks around the 

 anus, anterior to the genital opening, on the belly, on the thigh, 

 and at the base of one ear. 



vSix small embryos were found in an adult female taken in 

 the Cisco Lake Region July 16. 



Sciunts carolincnsis Icncotis. Gray-squirrel. 



In 191 1, J. E. Marshall reported that a few occurred near 

 Gogebic Lake. 



Glaiicomys sahrinus inacrotis. Mearns Flying-squirrel. 



Black ash swamp, i. Wet hardwood forest, 2. 



Hemlock forest, i. Dry hardwood forest, i. 



Two were taken in the Cisco Lake Region and three near 

 Gogebic Lake in Ontonagon County. A female taken July 4 

 near Fish-hawk Lake was still suckling young, and contained 

 no embryos, but a female taken July 6 in the same region con- 

 tained five small embryos. An immature female taken August 

 27 near Gogebic Lake was without embryos. 



Castor canadensis michiganensis. Woods Beaver. 

 Leather leaf bog, house. 



Two houses were found in the Cisco Lake Region, both 

 being in leather leaf bogs near deep water. Around the house 

 studied there was an incomplete moat connected with a chan- 

 nel leading to deep water, and canals and tunnels radiated out 



