Feb., 1912. Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 351 



some favorite stretches of sandy, sterile soil their burrows are every- 

 where, together with those of Kit Foxes, Prairie Dogs, and Spemiophilcs, 

 and, as already said, these holes are a source of annoyance and even 

 danger to the traveler. In ordinary journeying, one has to keep con- 

 stant lookout lest his horse suddenly goes down under him, with a 

 fore leg deep in a Badger hole."* 



Map illustrating approximate range of the American Badger, Taxidea taxus. in eastern United 



States and Canada. 



Taxidea taxus (Schreber). Type locality — Northern North America; originally 

 given as Labrador and Hudson Bay, but the species is not known to occur there. 

 Description as previously given . 



Taxidea t. berlandieri (Baird). (Mammals N. Amer., 1857, p. 205.) Type locality 

 — Staked plains of Texas (Llano estacado) , near border of New Mexico. General 

 coloration less gray and more huffy; white line on back longer, occasionally 

 extending to the tail. 



* Fur-bearing Animals, 1877, p. 281. 



