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Nelson, E. W. A new species of Galictis from Mexico. Proc. biol. soc. 

 Washington, xiv. p. 129-130. August 9, 1901. 

 Galictis canaster. 

 Nelson, E. W. Description of two new squirrels from Mexico. Proc. biol. 

 soc. Washington, xiv, p. 131-132. August!), 1901. 

 Sri urns yucatanicus baliolus and S. deppei vivax. 

 Nelson, E W. A new species of elk from Arizona. Bull. vVmer. mus. nat. 

 hist., xvi, p. 1-12, text fig. 1-7. January 16, 1902. 



Cervux merriami. The name Cervus roosevelti regarded as tenable. 

 Osgood, Wilfred H. Natural history of the Queen Charlotte Islands, 

 British Columbia. North Amer. fauna, no. 21, p. 7—50, pi. i-v, text fig. 1. 

 September 26, 1901. 



Introduction and itinerary (p. 7), acknowledgments (p. 9), physiography 

 (p. 9), tlnra (p. 11), fauna (p. 16), life zones (p. 20), bibliography (p. 22), 

 annotated list of mammals (p. 25), annotated list of birds (p. 38). Twenty- 

 three mammals, the following new: Peromyscus prevostensis, Ufsus car- 

 lottae, Mustela nesophila, Sorex longicauda prevostensis, S. I. elassodon. 

 Osgood. Wilfred H. Natural history of the Cook Inlet region, Alaska. 

 North Amer. fauna, no. 21, p. 51-81, pi. vi-vii. September 26, 1901. 



Introduction and itinerary (p. 51), physiography (p. 51), flora (p. 53), 

 fauna (p. 56), lift- zones (p. 59), previous work (p. 60), mammals (p. 61), 

 birds (p. 72)- Thirty-three mammals, the following new: Microtus miurus, 

 Sorex eximius. 

 Osgood, Wilfred H. A new white-footed mouse from California. Proc. 

 biol. soc. Washington, xiv, p. 193-194. December 12, 1901. 

 Peromyscus oreas rubidus. 

 Osgood. Wilfred H. Some names of American Ceroidae. Proc. biol. soc. 

 Washington, xv, p. 87-88. April 25, 1902. 



The eastern moose should be known as Alces americanus (Clinton), the 



specific name of the Virginia deer should be virginianus, and the name 



mexicanus is tenable for a Mexican Odocoileus (sec Allen, Bull. Amer. 



mus. nat. hist., xvi. p. 20, February 1, 1902). 



Palmer, T. S. The earliest generic name of the northern fur seal. Proc. 



biol. soc. Washington, xiv, p. 133-134. August 9, 1901. 



Otoes (J. Fischer. On this subject see Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., 

 xvi, p. 111-118, March 15, 1002. 

 Preble, Edward A. Descriptions of new species of Synaptomys and Phena- 

 comys from Mackenzie, Canada, Proc. biol. soc. Washington, xv, p. 181- 

 182. August 6, 1002. 



Synaptomys bullatus and Phenacomys inackenzii. 

 Preble, Edward A. A biological investigation of the Hudson Bay region. 

 North Amer. fauna, no. 22, p. 140, pi. xiv. October 31, 1902. 



Introduction and itinerary (p. 9), general account of the region traversed 

 (p. 11), life zones (p. 22), previous work (p. 23), bibliography (p. 27), note 

 on boundaries of the region treated (p. 38), new species (p. 38), annotated 

 list of mammals (p. 39), annotated list of birds (p. 75), annotated list of 

 batrachians (p. 133). Sixty-one mammals, the following new: Microtus 



