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short and rounded ears, the feet short as in the L. talpoidea, teeth yeUow. It is 

 found in the states *fNew York and New Jersey. 



12. Sciunis ruber. Entirely of a fine brick red colour, except the belly, wliicli 

 k whitish, ears beardless — The largest of all the Air. near. Squirrels ; total length 

 overtwofeet. Is it a variety of Sc vulpinus? It is found in the Missouri Terri- 

 tory, where it is called Great fox-squirrel. There are yet 10 the United Slates 

 many unnoticed species (or varieties) of squirrels. 1 know already about eight 

 of them, such as Sc.fe&nua, Sc, pluiiopvs, Sc. melanotics, Sc l< --''<■• 1 am pre- 

 paring a monograph v of them. 



II CLASS. ORNITHIA.—THE BIRDS. 



13. MUvua leucomelas. White, unspotted, top of the hi ad 1 part of Hie bai k, 



wings, tail and bill black, feet jcllow. — li is found in v. est Kentucky and Illinois, 

 it feeds on fishes, and is therefore called Fishing Hawk; size small, tail quite 

 forked. 



14. Jb'dea phaioma. Entirely of a deep brown, n i I iginousb hit I, whi! 

 before, hill black, feet yellow— It lives in Mis ouri, Illinois and west Kentti l 



it is of a small size, total length about eighteen in hes ; it belongs to tlie tribe ol 

 Bitterns. 



15. CharaiMus viritlis. Entirely of a light green, unspotted, wings and I il 

 tinged with brown, bill and fed Mack. — II has been seen bj Mr Vudubon in Mis- 

 souri, near St. Genevieve ; it is a solitary and ver\ wild bii I, it oflhecommoi 

 t'lover. Is it a Fulica ? 



16 Hirundo pheiticephahi. Head scarlet, back grey '"II md feet 



>lack. — A. fine and rare swallow, seen only once bj Mr Vn i near Hender- 



sonville in Kentucky ; it must have been a v itive ol 

 Louisiana or Mexico. 



Ill CLASS. ERPETIA— THE REPTILES. 



17. .Vrti.iMi maci ■■ Olive brown, covered with 1 irj ill I and ttne- 

 q> iu! black spots ; t;.il elliptical, obtuse, blackish, margin redish, two-fifths of 

 length; a longitudinal furrow on the bvk, toes red. — M\ genus JVerharn 



G. An.) is distinguished from Tritnvu by having teeth, lour '.oestoall the feet, 

 md the external gills persistent to a late period. 'l*he "'.'. i?i I aW 

 belongs to it. The present species is found i;i the Ohio, vulgarname water pup* 

 pet or scorpion eel. Length over one foot, < •■> slovenlj . body covered with i 

 mucous matter. Jaws obtuse with Lhi k lips and small acute teeth, 111 uppi : 

 jaw longer. Eyes very smai! ; >und br< wn . i ars behind thei i, large round, with 

 a furrow. Three external gills, the anterior black, the second brown, and ihe 

 posterior reddish. Toes small, roundi d, btuse, di i inct, the lateral one i 

 ler. 



18. JVectunu luteus. Entirely yellow, uns] fitted , tail obtus , one-half of total 

 length. — It is similar to the foregoing, ft and also in the Ohio, length about tw > 

 feet, vulgar names yellow ecd or _\ ellcw puppet or yellow alligator. 



19. Nccturut phosphor euc. Entirely brow i, unspotted ; tail obtuse, ne irly om • 

 half of total length, gills red. — Another species from the Ohio, its gills shine in 

 the night of a iiry red colour. Total lei ighteen to twenty inches. Vol 

 names, Night Alligator, Brown Puppet, Alligator Eel, 8;c. Many other sj 



of Salamanders belong to this genus. 



20. Trittirus hypoxcmthiu. Brown above, yeHow beneath; tail acute, slightly 

 compressed, one-half of total length. — Mv genus Triturw is the same as the Tri- 

 (roof Domeril, there being already another genus of animal* called Triton; it 

 diners from the Salamandra by having a compressed tail. '1 his species is found 

 in Kentucky, where it is called Ground Puppet, because it is often found in the 

 lobster's holes in moist ground ; total length six to eight inches. 



21. Trilmutfiucut. Entirely brown, rather olivaceous above and paler bc- 

 neadi , a furrow on the rump ( tail acute, slighqy compressed, one-third of total 

 length— I found it in the northern parts of tin- slate Of New York, in small brooks. 

 Vulgar name Black Bbbet. Length three or four inches. Eyes large and black, 

 iris round and brown Upper jaw longer as in all die genua and without teeth. 



" r feel with five toes as in all the species, the lateral ones smaller- I con,- 



ted a description of this animal, together With many other reptiles from 



Poster 

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