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THE MAMMALS 



CHECK-LIST OF THE MAMMALS 



1. Odocoileus columbianus columbianus (Rich.) 



2. Sciurus hudsonius vancouverensis Allen 



3. Marmota vancouverensis Swarth 



4. Castor canadensis leucodontus Gray 



5. Epimys norvegicus (Linn.) 



6. Peromyscus maniculatus austerns (Baird) 



7. Evotomys caurinus Bailey 



8. Microtus tetramerus (Rhoads) 



9. Felis oregonensis Raf. 



10. Canis occidentalis Rich. 



11. Lutra canadensis periclyzomae Elliot 



12. Gulo luscus Linn. 



13. Lutreola vison energumenos (Bangs) 



14. Putorius streatori C. H. Merriam 



15. Mustela caurina C. H. Merriam 



16. Ursus americanus americanus Pall. 



17. Procyon psora pacifica C. H. Merriam 



18. Sorex vancouverensis G. H. Merriam 



19. Myotis lucifugus alascensis Miller(?) 



20. Eptesicus fuscus (Beauv.) 



GENERAL ACCOUNTS OP THE MAMMALS 



Odoeoileus columbianus columbianus (Richardson) 



Columbian Black-tailed Deer 



Abundant nearly everywhere, though from accounts I heard of 

 conditions as they existed twenty or twenty-five years ago, deer 

 were far more numerous at that time. At Beaver Creek, during 

 June, many were seen, mostly does, sometimes accompanied by 

 their fawns. A buck shot at this point on May 30 was shedding 

 the winter coat, and had acquired a little of the red summer hair. 

 The horns were grown out about six inches. 



At the Golden Eagle Basin, in July, we saw numbers of deer 

 daily. Despard counted twenty in about four hours one morning, 

 and it was a common occurrence to see them crossing open spots 

 on the hillside opposite camp while we were at breakfast. At 

 this time the big bucks were mostly on the high, snow-covered 

 ridges, in comparatively open country, presumably to protect 

 their tender antlers from injury which they would be apt to 



