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1. SoTi^ex Haydeni, Baird, (n. s.) — Hayden's Shrew. — Fort Pierre 

 to Fort Union, Nebraska Range on the Missouri river, from latitude 

 44.20 to 48.00. — This small species of shrew is quite rare in Nebraska. 

 It is seldom seen alive, though sometimes found dead along river 

 banks. A single specimen was caught at Fort Pierre in the autumn 

 of 1856, and a second one at Fort Union, near the mouth of the 

 Yellowstone. Three specimens were secured. 



2. Blarina brevicauda, G-ray. — Short-tailed Shrew. — Illinois to Ne- 

 braska. — A single specimen of this species was obtained near Fort 

 Berthold, on the Missouri, in lat. , Ion. ; very rare. 



3. Scalops argentatus, Aud. & Bach, — Silvery Mole. — Detroit to 

 Fort Riley, and south to Prairie Mer Rouge? Range in lat. from 

 42.20 to Louisiana? in long. 83 to 97. — One specimen of this beauti- 

 ful species was collected near the mouth of Big Sioux river. I do not 

 think it occurs high up on the Missouri river. 



4. Lynx ru/us, Raf. — Wild Cat. — Atlantic to Pacific. Upper Mis- 

 souri to the Gila river. Not on the Rio Grande ? — The skins of this 

 animal are very often brought to the different trading posts on the 

 upper Missouri by the Indians, though seldom seen by the traveller. 

 There is no portion of the country bordering on the Missouri river, 

 or its tributaries, where it does not exist to a greater or less extent. 

 The Canada Lynx, {Lynx canadensis,) has also been observed in sev- 

 eral localities by the traders of the country. 



5. Ganis occidentalis var. griseo-albus. — White and Gray Wolf. — 

 North America generally? Oanis occidentalis Yar. nubilus. — Dusky 

 Wolf. — Missouri river to the Pacific. — This species with its numerous 

 varieties, is exceedingly abundant throughout the region of the upper 

 Missouri, above latitude 43°. It is most abundant where the bufialo 

 range, and subsists mostly upon them. Their skins are made an ar- 

 ticle of trade, being valued at one dollar a piece. 



6. Canis latrans, Say. — Coyote ; Prairie Wolf. — Fort Riley, Kansas, 

 to the Pacific, and upper Missouri to the Rio Grande of Texas. — This 

 animal is much smaller, and the skins sell for only half the price of 

 the C. occidentalis. It is exceedingly abundant throughout the upper 

 Missouri country, extending down into the settlements, where they 

 often do much mischief to the farmers. 



7. Vulpes macrourus, Baird. — Prairie Fox. — Upper Missouri to 

 Plains of Columbia, 0. T. — This is much the finest animal of the 

 genus in this country. The skins are remarkable for the thickness 

 and beauty of their fur. The different varieties, as silver, cross, and 

 black fox, are well known among the traders, and are much valued. 

 A skin of the silver variety is a great prize, often selling for a hun- 

 dred dollars. 



8. Vulpes velox, Aud. & Bach. — Kit Fox; Swift Fox. — Plains west 

 of Missouri to the Cascade mountains of Oregon. — Like the prairie or 

 barking wolf this animal is fond of wandering down among the settle- 

 ments and committing his depredations upon the farmers. It is much 

 hunted by the traders ; but its skin is not very valuable, averaging 

 only about twenty-five cents per skin. It is very abundant around 

 prairie dog villages, and subsists to a great extent upon the in- 

 habitants. 



