544 Animals in Massachusetts. 



I. MAMMALIA. 



OR ANIMALS WHICH SUCKLE THEIR YOUNG. 



In preparing the following Catalogue of our mammiferous animals, 



I have been permitted to make free use of notes kindly furnished by 

 Dr. T. W. Harris ; a gentleman so well known as an accurate zool- 

 ogist, that the value of this Catalogue would have been much enhanc- 

 ed, could he have been persuaded to make it entirely his own. 



ORDER 1. CARNASSIERS. 



Vespertilio pruinosus, Say. Hoary Bat. 



Noveboracensis, Linnaeus. Red or New York Bat. 

 Sorex brevicaudus, S. Short tail Shrew, 

 Scalops Canadensis, Cuvier. Mole. 

 Condylura cristata, Desmarest. Star-nose Mole, 



macroura, Harlan. Thick-tailed star-nose Mole. 

 Ursus American us, Pallas. Slack Bear, * 

 Procyon lotor, L. Raccoon. 

 Gulo luscus, L. Wolverene.'* 

 Mustela (Putorius) vulgaris, L. Weasel t 

 erminea, L. Ermine.\\ 



Canadensis, L. Fisher Weasel. (Dr. Emmons) 

 ? martes, L. Pine Martin. 



vison. L. (lutreola, Harlan and Godman.) Mink. 

 Mephitis Americana, Desmarest. Skunk. 



Lutra Canadensis, Sabine. (Brasiliensis, Harlan and Godman.) Land Otter. 

 Canis (Lupus) occidentals, Richardson. Wolf. 



( Vulpes) fulvus, D. Red-Fox. 



virgiuianus, Gmeliu. (cinereo-argentatus, Say and Godman.) Gray- 

 Fox. 

 1 Pelis concolor, L. Cougar, Panther, Painter or Catamount. 



Canadensis, Geoffrey. Lynx, or Wild-Cat. 

 Phoca vitulina, L. Common, or hair-Seal. 



cristata, L. Hooded- Seal. 



ORDER 2. RODENTIA. 



? Castor fiber, L. Beaver. 



Fiber zibethecus, L. Musquash. 



? Arvicola Pennsylvanica, Ord. Meadow-Mouse. 



Mus decurnanus, Pallas. Common Brown, or Norway-Pat, Wharf-flat, and Wa- 



ter-Rat. 



rattus, L. Black-Rat. 



musculus, L. Mouse. 



? leucopus, Rafine;que. (agrarius, Godman ) Field Mouse. 



Gerbillus (Meriones) Canadonsis, D. Jumping Mouse. 

 Arctomys monax, Gmelin. Woodchuck. 

 Sciurus cinereus, L Cat &iuirrel, 



* The long-legged variety is most common on Hoosac mountain, but the shoi t- 

 legged variety has been killed there according to Dr. Emmons. 



t On Hoosac mountain rare Dr. Emmons. 



JThe Weasel becomes white in the winter like the ermine, from which it is not 

 distinguished by hunters. 



II The ermine in its summer dress, greatly resembles the weasel. 



