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the manner of the common mouse. I have also known this to occur 

 in New England, especially in isolated buildings. I can see no reason 

 why the so-called gossypinus should be separated from leucopus, as I 

 can find no constant character which would entitle it to a specific 

 rank. 



29. Hesperomys aureolus WAGNER. 



Golden Mouse. 



I obtained two specimens of this beautiful little mouse near Dum- 

 mett's. Both of them were captured in a house where the common 

 species (leucopus') was also abundant. This was in the spring of 

 1869, but since that time I have never been able to find another, and 

 the people who brought the specimens informed me that they were 

 quite rare. 



30. Hesperomys palustris WAG. 



Rice-field Mouse. 



Audubon and Bachman say that a specimen was obtained in the 

 Everglades of Florida by Dr. Leitner. I was aware of the existence 

 of a small rodent in these immense marshes, but was unable to obtain 

 specimens. They probably were of this species, however. 



31. Neotoma Floridana SAY and ORD. 



Wood Rat. 



I saw nests of this species quite common about Jacksonville and 

 Hibernia, but found none at Blue Springs or at any section south of 

 this point. But Prof. Baircl, in his "Mammals of North America," 

 cites a specimen which was taken on Indian River by Dr. Wurdemann. 



32. Sigmodon hispidus SAY and ORD. 



Cotton Rat. 



Common throughout the entire mainland of Florida, and appears to 

 frequent the marshy places along the borders of rivers and other 

 bodies of water. Whenever we encamped in such localities the cot- 

 ton rats would gather around to feed upon remnants of scattered 

 food. It appears to be nocturnal in its habits. 



33. Armcola pinetorum LECONTE. 



Pine Mouse. 



I insert this species on the authority of Aububon and Bachman, 

 who assert that they have received it from Florida. 



LEPORID.E. 

 34. Lepus sylvaticus BACHMAN. 



Gray Rabbit. 

 Abundant throughout all sections of the mainland, frequenting the 



