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Chester, Washtenaw County, in the early thirties, have been 

 destroyed by fire. 



Sciurii^ niger ruHventer. Fox Squirrel. — Not a common 

 species in the dune re^on. Specimens were seen at Harbert 

 by Ruthven in July, 1917, and by the writer in May, 1918. 

 One or two were noted at Warren Woods in May, 1919, and 

 several at Warren Dunes in May and June, 1920. 



Sciurus carolinensis leucotis. Northeastern Gray Squirrel. 

 — This is more abundant than the preceding species, especially 

 in the beech trees of the wooded dunes. The writer saw a 

 black one at Birchwood Beach in May, 19 19. 



Sciurus hudsonicus loquax. Southeastern Red Squirrel. — 

 The most common species on the wooded dunes and in War- 

 ren Woods. It is a pest about the resorts. 



Taiiiias striatus lysteri. Northeastern Chipmunk. — Rare. 

 One was seen a mile north of Birchwood Beach, May 20, 1918. 

 In Warren Woods one was taken ^lay 15, 1918, and another 

 noted in May, 19 19. 



Citellus tridecemlineatus tridecemlineatus. Striped Spenno- 

 phile. — A common species at Birchwood Beach, where speci- 

 mens were taken in July, 1917, and May, 1918. It was only 

 occasionally seen at Warren Woods and Warren Dunes in 

 1919 and 1920. 



Marmota monax monax. Southern Woodchuck. — Common 

 about the dunes and the farms behind them. An adult male, 

 light gray, was shot in a small tree near Willow Brook in 

 May, 1918. At Warren Woods several (one very dark in 

 color) were noted in 1919, and at Warren Dunes in 1920. 



Glaucomys volans volans. Eastern Flying Squirrel. — A 

 specimen was taken in a cottage a half-mile north of Birch- 



