RHODE ISLAND 



HODE ISLAND is the smallest 

 state in area in the Union ; it con- 

 tains 1,300 square miles. Most 

 of its surface is hilly, but near 

 Narragansett bay the land is al- 

 most level. 



Its list of furred game is not extensive. In 1892 a 

 deer was killed near Westerly, and another was reported 

 as seen in 1895 ; but deer are rarely found in the wild 

 state. Red fox are common. They are generally of 

 good size, and are usually of handsome color; they are 

 killed nearly every winter within a few miles of Provi- 

 dence. Otter are not plentiful ; mink are quite abun- 

 dant ; opossum are sometimes killed ; raccoon are com- 

 mon ; so are muskrat. Gray squirrel are common in 

 favorable seasons. In the town of Warwick squirrel 

 have a tendency toward albionism ; some killed there 

 almost every year are white, with faded eyes. There 

 are some flying squirrel. Rabbit and hare are plentiful, 

 many being killed each year in the season within a 

 radius of ten miles of Providence ; the swamps at 

 Kingston are good places for them. There are some 

 red lynx or bob cat in the state. During the season 

 there is considerable feathered game inland and along 

 the coast. Ruffed grouse, the commissioners say, are 

 holding their own. They are most abundant in the 

 central and northern counties. The supply in 1895, ft 

 is believed, was greater than in several years past. The 

 northern part of Kent and Providence counties furnishes 



