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rnocKKinsus or riiK wrriowii. MvsicrM. 



vol,. XXI. 



Tlic sjHH-ids wiis liitlior(<» known only IVoni I In* (wo H|UM*iiiions 

 drHcrilnMl by Mr. IJjiXclKsldm,, who ciiplurcd Mic liisl, on Scptcinhcr 1>, 

 l.S!)r», jtl IW^cdcs, hlsN(^.\ (liMinly, N(nv York, and Mio scM-ond on Anj^uHt 

 1, IS*m;, on l\\i\ Itiirc, open snniniir of Mount Marcy, tho highest oi" thci 

 A<lirondii<'k nionntiiins, ahont 5,.')0(> Icct above scii 1«'V(^1. 



'Vhv Ibllowin;;' nH'iisnrcMncints woi'is taken 

 Ironi IVosh HiH^cinicns by the author. 

 Average of Ibnr adult uiah^w: LcMigth, 124 

 mm.; tail vei'tebra^, 57 ; caiiidail pc^ncil, 7.3; 

 hind Coot, 14.7; liead, 2.5. S; (^a.r from 

 crown, 1; oar IVotm nolcli, 10. Average 

 ol' (bni- adnit (cmah^s: Length, lli.'{; tail 

 \ertebiii', r)7; <'a,uda.l prneil,' 1S>; hind 

 foot, 1 1.8; head, 23.8; ear from crown, 4; 

 ear from uoteh, 10. 



The MpccinuMiH weie (rapped in hollows 

 nn<l('r mossy slonos and stnmj)s, nsnally 

 in wet balHani oi' sprnee woods, or in 

 weedy swaini)S. The lowest ])la(',e where 

 i( was taken was in a balsam Hwani]), at 

 abont .'5,7(M> lei^t aKitnd*^; otheis were 

 canghl somewhat higher, in a sparsely 

 wooded swamp densely overgrown with 

 astcM's (,l,s/<'/' pirnict'Hs), then in bloom; 

 and Ibnr were trai)i)ed on the top of 

 Hunter Mouutain (altitude 1,025 feet). 



BLARINA BREVICAUDA (Say). 

 ]VI<)1,K SlIUKVV. 



Very abundant from Schoiia-iiii Oreek 

 up to the higher mountain lops, where it 

 appeals to bt^ less nunuMous, though sev- 

 (^ral were taken on (he summit of Iluuter 

 Mountain. It was fI•(^(luen(ly ti'appe<l 

 duiing (laytinu\ and (he crawiish (Cam- 

 Ixinis h(irt(>)ii) proved to b(^ (he most 

 seductive bait. I^^'ilty- seven specinu'us 

 were preservtMl. 



^(((siircmentn. — Average of elovou adult 

 males: Iiength,125uim. ; (ail vertebra-, 2S; 

 hind Coot, 15.;{; head,2S.<i. A\(^rage oC nine((HMi aduK. females: lii^ngth, 

 121; (ail vertebras 2S.1 ; hind Coot, 15.2; head, 20. 



' lUtHiiU^H Mioir uiiuaiiiil ItMi^tli, the caiuliil luiir.s ;ii'(\ so rii;i<l a.s U> bo capiil)!!' ol' 

 HUHtaiiiin^ llic woi;[>lit of tli(> NUlt^(^(l Hkin. 



Ii'lll.H. TaILiiKSiiUICX ri';|{M()NA'll'H(((), 

 S. l''l'!MIIll'K(/(), AMI S. MACmilU'S ((•). 



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