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MONOOKAI'HS OF NORTH AMKHICAN RODENIIA. 



Vur. LUDOVICIAMUB. 



Wettern Fox Sqilrrel. 



&!<iini< IiMi0F<nlaiiiM CCfrnit, Barton'a Mini, nnd Vby: Joiirn. Ii, 1806, 43 (from R«l River nf " Lonliiito* ").— 



Hari.an, Faun. Ainer. l&ia, IH6.— H. Hnitii, QrilHtb'a Cavliir'ii Au. KiDk- v, 1(07, i{54.— Lvs- 



• SON, Man. d« Mam. 1827, 334.— KiscHKli, gyiiop. Mam. 1899, 351.— lUlRU, Mam. N. Am. 1857, 



i»l.— tToMKH, Proc. Zo5l. Soo. Ixind. 1861, 881 (CmU Rica).— Haydkn, Traa*. Am. Tbll. Boo. 



I'bila. xii, IMCI, 144. Allbn, Proo. BiMt. One. Nat. Iliit. ztil, 18X0, 188. 



Seiurui ludovieiantu var. alrowntrU Enoclmann, Trani. Aoad. Boi. St. Louii, i, 1869, 339 (melaniitio). 



Soiunu eiiierrtu var. hdoviaUinu* AlJJtN, Proo. Boat. Boo. Nat. Hltt. xvl, 1874, 387. 



Maenxiu Imfariolamit Gray, Add. aod Ma^. Nat. Hist. 3d ^r. xi, 1807, 43(1. 



^MriM njirfnier " Okofvroy, Mu«. Par." ; Nodt. Diot. d'Hiit. Nat. z, 103.— Dmmarut, Ham. ii, 1839, 

 333.— Harlan, KaDO. Amer. 1835, 170 (New Orleaoa).— Lemon, Mud. de Mam. 1837, 333.— 

 KidcilKR, Synop. Ham. 1831), 351.— BctiiNZ, Synop. Ham. ii, 1846,6 (tpeoimen ftom Hi«- 

 •onri).— Uaximiuan, Wiegm. Arab. f. Nntarg. 1861, 70. 



Sei»nu macroiura Bay, Lontt** Kxped. R. Mto. i, 1833, 115 (Kaniai). 



Sciwrui mooroariu! DouoiiTY, Cab. Nat Hiat. i, 1830, 365, pi. zxlll.— " F. CcTnut, Bnppl. Bnfun't Hint. Nat. 

 i, Mam. 1831, 397." 



MariM iH4oroiirni» Oodhan, Am. Nat. HiHt. ii, 1896, 134.— WooDnoDSK, Sltgivavea'a Cctl. and ZnDI Riv- 

 en, 185,3, 63. 



SciitrHt magnioatuUttui Harlan, FaOD Amer. 1835, 178.— H. Bmitb, Oriffltb'i Cavier*! An. King. 1837, 355.— 

 Lrskon, MaD. de Ham. 1837, 835.— Fischkr, Synop. Mam. 1839, 361.- Bachman, Proo. ZoSI. 

 Boc. Load. 1838,88; Cborlvawortb'i Hag. Nat. Hiat. ill, 18%, 156; Bllllmon'a Am. Jonm. 

 Sci. oDd Art«, xxxvil, 1839, 806 — Waonkr, Sappl. Bobreber'a Biinget. lii, 1843, 166.— BcniHZ, 

 ByMop. Ham. ii, 1845, 11.— Khnnicoit, U. S. Pat. Off lirp. Agr. 1866 (1857), 66, pi. vl. 



Sdiirut ratanraiaa Bacbman, Proo. Zo6l. Soo. Lond. 18:<H, 87 ; Ch»< ^et. fortb'a Mag. Nat. Hiat. ill, 1H30, 

 155; Billiman'a Am. Journ. Boi. and Arte, xxxvii, 1639, S95.— Waohbr, Bappl. Bobreber'a 

 Siiuget. lii, 1843, 164.— Audubon St, Bacuman, Quad. N. Am. il, 1861, 07, Ivlii. 



Sciunu aNrfakoai Bacbk^n, Proo. ZrSI. Boo. Lond. vl, 1838, 97 (Lonialaoa ; dnaky variety) ; Cbarleawortb'a 

 Mag. Nnt. Hiat. lii, 1639, 378.— Waonkr, Suppl. Bobreber'a SSugot. ill, 1843, 183.— SCHINZ, 

 Syoop. Mam. Ii, 1H45, 13.- Auoi'BCN A, Bacrman, Quad. N. Am. lii, 1854, 860, pi. olii, fig. 8. 



Sciunt tKxidtnlalU Audubon A. Bachman, Jonrn. Aood. Nat. Bci. Pbilo. vili, 1948, 317. 



Scinru* ruiieatulatk$ Audubon A. Bacbman, Quad. N. Am. ii, 1851, 30, pi. Iv. 



SeluTiit Mjf< Audubon & Bachman, Qoad. N. Am. ii, 1851, 374, pi. Ixxxix. 



SciMTui Hmitii Haihd, Proc. .load. Nat. Boi. Pbilo. vii, 1855, 331 ; Mam. N. Am. 16.'>7, 856 (Texaa ; Immatnre). 



Vur. CINERKUS. 

 • Northern Fox Squirrel. 



Varietal chars. — Length of body 12 to 13 inches, varying from 11 to 14 

 or rilore ; tail-vertebrse about 10, varying from 9 to 11 ; tail to end of hairs 12, 

 varying from 1 1 to 14. Color variable, but with the nose and ears generally con- 

 color with the dorsal surface Commonly whitish-gray above, yellowish-white 

 below, with the edges and under surface of the tail fulvous, varying to rufous. 

 Often with a fulvous or rufous cast above, and strongly fulvous or rufous 

 below. Varies to dusky above, with the ventral surface, legs, and feet 

 blackish or black. Maryland ond Virginia specimens are rather larger, 

 grading into var. niger, with generally the tail more ferruginous. 



0( this variety, called by them the Cat Squirrel, Audubon and liachmun 



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