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*Sciurus niger ^ niger Linnaeus. 



1758. [Sciurus] m^er Linn^us, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 64. 

 1885. Sciurus niger niger True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 



(1884), p. 595. 1885. 

 Type Locality. — Probably southern South Carolina. (The 



name is based on Catesby's black fox squirrel.) 

 Range. — Florida and the southeastern States. 



*Sciurus niger neglectus (Gray). 



1867. Macroxus neglectus Gray, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 

 3, vol. 20, p. 425. December, 1867. 



1885. Sciurus niger cinereus True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 

 (1884), p. 595. 1885. 



1896. Sciurus ludovicianus vicinus Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Washington, vol. 10, p. 150. December 28, 1896. (White 

 Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.) 



1900. Sciurus ludovicianus neglectus Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Washington, vol. 13, p. 170. October 31, 1900. 



1907. S[ciurus] n[iger] neglectus Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash- 

 ington, vol. 20, p. 45. April 18, 1907. 



Type Locality. — Wilmington, Delaware. (See Nelson, Proc. 

 Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 13, p. 170. October 31, 1900.) 



Range. — Central Virginia and West Virginia to Pennsylvania. 



*Sciurus niger rufiventer (Geoff roy). 



1803. Sciurus rufiventer Geoffroy, Catal. Mam. Mus. Nat. 

 Hist. Nat., Paris, p. 176. 



1806. Sciurus ludovicianus Custis, Barton's Med. and Phys. 

 Journal, vol. 2, pt. 2, p. 47. 



1885. Sciurus niger ludovicianus True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 vol. 7 (1884), p. 595. 1885. 



1907. Sciurus niger rufiventer Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash- 

 ington, vol. 20, p. 44. April IS, 1907. 



Type Locality. — ^^lississippi Valley, exact locality not known. 



Range. — Greater part of the Mississippi Valley, from northern 

 Louisiana to southern Wisconsin. 



♦Sciurus niger texianus (Bachman). 



1838. Sciurus texianus Bachman, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 86. 

 1907. Sciurus niger texianus Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing- 

 ton, vol. 20, p. 46. April 18, 1907. 

 Type Locality. — Coast of Louisiana or Mississippi. (Erro- 

 neously supposed to have been somewhere in Texas.) 

 Range. — Coast region of Louisiana and Mississippi. 



1 Forms occurring in the United States revised by Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 20, 

 pp. 45-40, April 18, 1907. 



