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New State Record of the Prairie Vole 



The specimens of prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, listed 

 above from the sedges and rushes of cleared upland in the Warren 

 Woods preserve and from a nearby wheat field constitute the 

 first authentic record of the species from Michigan. The prairie 

 vole had previously been erroneously reported to be abundant in 

 Washtenaw County by Covert^ who evidently mistook the Penn- 

 sylvania vole for this species. 



Other Mammals of this Region 



The following notes on mammals formerly or at present lixdng 

 in the region but not found by me in Warren Woods are based 

 mostly on information furnished by George R. Fox, Director of 

 the Edward K. Warren Foundation, and by William Schmidt, a 

 trapper and hunter. 



Did el phis virginiana virginiana. Virginia opossum. Three 

 were seen and one captured in Three Oaks in the winter of 1919-20, 

 and another was found in a granary on the outskirts of the town. 

 The previous winter one was shot just southwest of town, and 

 another was seen in a ravine north of Harbert. One was killed 

 in Warren Woods some time ago. 



Condyliira cristata. Star-nosed mole. Mr. Hans captured one 

 four miles south of Three Oaks, near the Indiana line in 1919, 

 and brought the skin to Mr. Fox. One was taken by Dr. Parker 

 at Lakeside in June, 1919. 



Ursiis americanus americanus. Eastern black bear. Formerly 

 occurred in the region. 



Canis lycaon. Timber wolf. About eleven years ago three 

 were killed from a pack of nine wolves at Lakeside. About 19 10 

 a pack of eight were seen at various times during the winter on 



' Adolphe B. Covert, Natural Hislory—IIislory of Washtenaw County, 

 p. 194. 1881. « 



