LIST OF SPECIES. XLVII 



II. -LIST OF SPECIE S-Continued. . ... , . ..^ , 



B. LIST OF DESCRIBED NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES NOT SEEN AND IDENTIFIED. 



2. SOREX, Linn. 



Page. 



1. Sorex palustris, Rich. Marsh Shrew. Hudson's Bay region 55 



2. Sorex fimbripes, Bach. Fringed Shrew. Alleghenies of Pennsylvania 55 



3. Sorex parvus, Say. Least Shrew. Missouri River 56 



4. Sorex harlani, Duvernoy* New Harmony, Indiana. (Doubtful) 56 



4. SCALOPS, Guv. 



5. Scalops latimanus, Bach. Mexico and Texas .* 65 



9. CANIS, L. 

 6 Canis occidentalis, var. ater. Black Wolf. Southern States 113 



6 a. Canis occidentalis, var. rufus. Red Wolf. Texas 113 



13. PUTORIUS, L. 

 7. Putorius nigripes, Aud. & Bach. Black-Footed Ferret. Lower waters of Platte.., 180 



17. MEPHITIS, Licht. 

 8. Mephitis mesomelas, Licht. Black-Backed Skunk. Louisiana? (Doubtful) 199 



The following Mexican species may yet be found in the United States : Mephitis leuconota, Licht. Alvarado River, Mexico. 

 Mephitis macr&ura, Licht. Temperate, Mexico. Mephitis vittata, Licht. Oaxaca, Mexico. 



19. PROCYON, Storr. 



9. Procyon psora, Gray. Short-Tailed Racoon. Sacramento River, California. (Very 



doubtful) 215 



22. SCIURUS, L. 

 10. Sciurus colliaei, Rich. Collie's Squirrel. West Coast of Mexico 280 



11. Sciurus mustelinus, Aud. & Bach. Weasel Squirrel. (California, Aud. & Bach.) 



Probably Mexican? 280 



12. Sciurus nigrescens, Bennett. Dusky Squirrel. Lower California. Not belonging 



to the fauna of the United States? 280 



13. Sciurus lanigerus, And. & Bach. Woolly Squirrel. (California, Aud. & Bach.) 280 



14. Sciurus leporinus, Aud. & Bach. Hare Squirrel. (California, Aud. & Bach.) 



Doubtful 280 



15. Sciurus ferruginiventris, Aud. & Bach. (California, Aud. & Bach.) Probably 



Mexican 281 



For an enumeration of other supposed North American Squirrels, see pages 281 285. 



