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remaining one for some unknown reason became paralyzed in its 

 hind legs. It was permitted to go about as best it could, and finally 

 took up its residence among the bushes in Green's marsh. Here 

 the dog would occasionally go to tease it, but the young fox was 

 always able to keep the dog off. Late in the summer it disappeared 

 and was not seen again. 



21. Canis occidentalis Richardson. 

 Timber Wolf. 



The Timber Wolf or Big Gray Wolf was doubtless very abundant 

 throughout the wooded portion of Indiana in the early days. It 

 still occurs in some numbers in the more wild regions. Mr. Anton 

 Meyer tells us that he got a few pelts each winter up to 1905-6, 

 from the region northwest of Plymouth toward the Kankakee 

 marshes. During a visit to Starke County in 1906 .we heard state- 

 ments to the effect that large wolves are occasionally seen and heard 

 in the vicinity of Knox. Dr. Hahn in his Mammals of the Kanka- 

 kee Valley states that the reports of the occurrence of the Timber 

 Wolf in that region are conflicting and that it may be that only the 

 Prairie Wolf is found there. Mr. Meyer, however, states positively 

 that he gets pelts of two different species, a "large gray timber 

 wolf" and a "smaller prairie wolf.' 7 



22. Canis latrans Say. 

 Prairie Wolf. 



The Prairie Wolf, or Coyote as it is more commonly known in 

 the west where it is abundant, is not known to occur in the immedi- 

 ate vicinity of Lake Maxinkuckee. It is a species of the prairies, 

 occurring in some abundance in the prairie counties in the north- 

 west corner of the state, particularly in Ben ton, Lake, Newton, 

 Jasper and Starke counties. Dr. Hahn 1 records a large number 

 from these counties. He also states that a pack of moderate size 

 was seen near Leesburg, Kosciusko County, in the winter of 1906-7. 



1 The Mammals of Indiana, 33d Annual Report Dept. Geology and Natural History 

 of Indiana, 1908, pp. 562-565. 



