N0.1147. MAMMALS OF THIi CATSKILL MOUNTAINS— MEAUNS. -357 



PARASCALOPS BREWP:RI (Bachman). 

 IIAIIIV TAII.EI) MOLK; ltlfKWEI{'S MOLK. 



OiKsspociiiieii tiikcu (No. 8328!>, IJ.tS.N.M.). IT all tlio mole workiii{,'a 

 seen wtM'c of this speiMOH, it is iibnudaiit from Schohjirio Creek upwiird 

 to about 2,500 feet, above wliicli altitude but lew moles' Iuhik^Is were 

 seen. * 



MYOTIS LUCIKUGUS (Lc Conte). 

 TJI'TIJ-: HUOWN MAT. 



This Wiis the eominonost bat in tlio Oatskills, and seen nightly. 



An adult male (No. SIJOOO, U.S.N.M.), taken at Kaaterskill .lunc-tion, 

 August 131, 180(1, presented these, diuK'Hsions: Lenjith, 0.'{ mm.; tail, .'{<); 

 jiliir t(xpiiiis(^, 1*45; loMji'est liMj;<'r, <)1 ; JK^iul, 10; ear from crown, 10; ear 

 from anterior base, 12; tragus, 5. Another male (No. 8;{00l, U.S.N.M.) 

 I'rom the siurui plae(i, 8eptend)er 12, 1800, measured: Ijengtli, 8!>; tail, 

 .'jr»; alar (expanse, 215; longest linger, 57; head, 10; ear from erown, IJ ; 

 ear from anterior base, 13; tragus, 7. 



VESPERTILIO KUSCUS Beauvoifl. 

 HROWN HAT. 



Common. An acbdt male (No. 83002, U.S.N.M.), from Kaatorskill 

 .luiuition, August 12, 1800, measured: Length, 120 mm.; tail, 15; longest 

 linger, 80; head, 21; ear from erown, 13.5; e;ir from anterior base, 15. 



PROCYON LOTOR (Linnarus). 

 IIAOOOON. 



Tracks of the raccoon were seen in several places on or m^ar Schoharie 

 Creek. It was also said to be common about the Alonnluin House, but 

 its trac/ks were not seen on the shores of Kaiiterskill Lake, a i)lace 

 where they would luiturally be looked for. 



URSUS AMERICANUS Pallas. 

 ULACK ItlOAi:. 



1 saw recent signs of bears on lMiit(^an Mountain, in August, I80(}. 

 (Several bears were killed a lew miles south of the mountain duiing th<'> 

 same month. One was seen north of the .Jewett ranges duiing the 

 winter of 1805-00. This species is far from being extorminated in 

 the Catskills, as several individuals are annually killed there. 



