NORTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES 209 



The race is based on more than 30 specimens from Montana 

 and Idaho; hence its characters seem well established. Prob- 

 ably this is the form of eastern Oregon concerning which 

 Bailey (1936) has a few interesting notes (under Canis lycaon 

 nubilus). In this region wolves were numerous in the middle 

 of the last century and were plentiful even up till the nineties. 

 At the present time they are largely gone from all this region, 

 but doubtless still remain in small numbers in Montana and 

 Wyoming. 



LABRADOR WOLF 



CANIS LUPUS LABRADORIUS Goldman 



Canis lupus labradorius Goldman, Journ. Mamm., vol. 18, p. 38, Feb., 1937 ("Vicinity 

 of Fort Chimo, Quebec" northern Labrador). 



In color this wolf of northern Labrador varies from "dark 

 somewhat grizzly gray to almost white." It is larger than the 

 eastern wolf, with heavier dentition and minor cranial differ- 

 ences, and seems to be only slightly differentiated. Its geo- 

 graphic range is not at present determined but is presumed to 

 be the Labrador Peninsula north of the forest region. 



Concerning the status of these wolves in Labrador but little 

 information is available. They are, however, not uncommon 

 and follow the herds of barren-ground caribou. William B. 

 Cabot, in his account of travels into the eastern interior of the 

 peninsula, speaks of them as occasionally to be heard, and in 

 1905 he saw tracks of perhaps as many as 200. They are 

 occasionally killed by hunters near the coastal settlements in 

 winter, but since the interior of the country is rarely pene- 

 trated by white men it seems unlikely that they will be much 

 disturbed there for a long period to come. 



ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO WOLF 

 CANIS LUPUS LIGONI Goldman 



Canis lupus ligoni Goldman, Journ. Mamm., vol. 18, p. 39, Feb., 1937 ("Head of 

 Duncan Canal, Kupreanof Island, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska"). 



This wolf is believed to be the race characteristic of the 

 Alexander Archipelago and adjacent mainland of southeastern 

 Alaska. It is a race of medium size, "much smaller than Canis 

 lupus pambasileus of the Mount McKinley region, Alaska, or 

 Canis lupus occidentalis of the Fort Simpson region, . . . 



