Feb., 191 2. Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 127 



Indiana — La Porte, i ; Bluff ton, 1 = 2. 



Iowa — Knoxville, i. 



Minnesota — Fort Snelling, 4; Aitken, 1 = 5. 



S. h. loquax 

 S. h. minnesota 



Area of intergradation 



Map illustrating approximate distribution of Red Squirrels in eastern United States. 

 In the areas indicated by the dotted spaces between the ranges given for the different races, 

 either or both may occur, together with intermediate forms. 



Sciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben). (Syst. Regn. Anim., I, 1777, p. 416.) Type 

 locality — Hudson Strait. In winter: General color paler than loquax; tail with 

 pale tawny or yellowish fringe; under parts finely vermiculated, having a gray 

 appearance. In summer: Closely approaching loquax but smaller. 



Sciurus h. loquax Bangs. Type locality — Liberty Hill, New London Co., Con- 

 necticut. Description as previously given. 



Sciurus h. gymnicus Bangs. (Proc. New Engl. Zool. Club, I, 1899, p. 28.) Type 

 locality — Greenville, Maine. Smallest of eastern races; hind foot short; tail 

 with orange red fringe; under parts grayish in winter. 



Sciurus h. minnesota Allen. (Amer. Nat., XXXIH, 1899, p. 640.) Type lo- 

 cality — Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Averaging larger than loquax, but appar- 

 ently not separable from it except, perhaps, by size. 



