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NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIOXS IN ALASKA. 



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ritulina] 



I Ph oca fascia ta] . 



Pit oca Eichardsi 



Phoca Pealii 



Pagomysf larga [—P. fwtida]. 



^'■Plioca''^ nauticus [=E. barbatus], 



Erignathus barbatus. 



Erignafhus equestris \ 



Callorhinus ur.yinus. 



Eumetopias Stelleri. 



Hosniarus obesus. 



Sciurus hudsonius. 



Spermophihis Parryi [= 8. empetra], 



Arctomys jyruhwsus. 



Castor canadensis [ = C. fiber]. 



Hesperomys leucopus. 



Arvicola xanthognath us, 



Arvicola Gapperi i 



Arvicola rubricatus ( ^' 



Myodes hudsonius i . „ . 



MyodesgrcenJandicus \ [=Cnmculustor(iuatus]. 



Myodes trimucronatus i 

 Myodes helvolus \ [=^^/«<^«« obemis]. 



Erithrizon dorsatus [=E. dorsatus epixanthus], 

 Lepus glacialis [—L. timidus arcticus]. 

 Lepus campestris [Really Lepus americanus]. 

 Alee americanus. 



-Evotomys rutilus]. 



Ranyifcr grunlandicus [=R. tarandus gra-n- 



landicus\. 

 Cervus columbianus [ = Cariacus colunibianus]. 

 Aploceros viontanus [= Manama aviericana], 

 Ovismontana [— Ovis canadensis DalU]. 

 Ovibos moschatus. 

 Bala'na mysticetus. 

 Bahena Sieboldii [=P. japonica]. 

 Balcena cullamach [— ?] 

 Rhachianectes glancus. 

 Megaptera rersabilis. 

 BaUenoptcra velifera. 

 Sibbaldius sulpli urcus. 

 Pkyseter macroceplialus. 

 Globiocephaliis Scammoni. 

 Orca ater. 

 Orca rectipinna. 

 Delphinus styx (?) 

 Delpliimis obliquidens[=Lagenorhynchus obli- 



quidens]. 

 Delphinapterusborealis[=Leucorhamj)husbore- 



alts]. 

 Phocwna vomerina [=PIwca'na communis]. 

 Beluga sp. [Delpliinapterus catodon]. 



Taking for granted that the species believed to be identical are in reality so, the list includes 

 G2 species and snb-species, divided among the different orders as follows: Carnivora, 19; Pinnipe- 

 dia, 7 ; Insectivora, 2 ; Eodentia, 12; Ungulata, 6; Cetacea, IG — total, 62. 



Since the publication of Mr. Ball's list, nnmerous collections of Alaskan mammals have found 

 their way into the National Museum. 



In addition to Mr. Nelson's collection, a greater or less number of specimens have been 

 received from Messrs. Turner, Mui'doch, Ball, Bean, Fisher, the late Mr. McKay, and others. 

 Among these specimens are represented 12 species and subspecies not given in Mr. Ball's list. 

 These are as follows : 



Sciuropterus volucella hudsonius. 

 Sciurus hudsonius Bichardsoni. 

 Spermophihis empetra Jcodiacensis. 

 Arvicola riparius riparius.* 

 Arvicola riparius borealis. 

 Fiber zibethicus. 

 Zapus hudsonius. 



Lagomys princeps. 

 Vespertilio lucifugus. 

 Rangifer tarandus caribou. 

 BaUenoptcra Davidson i. 

 Phoccena Dalli. 

 Monodon nionoceros. 



The total number of species and subspecies hitherto found in Alaska is hereby raised to 74, 

 including the additional families Za2)odidce and Lagomyida', and the order Chiroptera. 



Since Alaska reaches further to the north than other portions of the American mainland, 

 except the peninsula of Boothia, it is of interest to knotv what species are found at its northern- 

 most boundary, and what have a less extended range. With the name of each species in the fol- 

 lowing list is given the name of the most northern locality in which, according to authentic records, 

 individuals have been observed. 



'Following the opinion of Dr. Coues we have made the " AreicoJa rabficatus, Rich." of Mr. Dall's list synony- 

 mons with Evotomi/s ritlilus, but it seems XJrobable that Mr. Dall h.ad in miml Arvicola riparius. 



