1911] 



Sivarth: Alaska Expedition of 1909. 



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CHP]CK-LIST OF THE MAMMALS. 



1. Odocoileus columhianus sitken- 



sis Merriam 



2. Oreamnos montanus colum- 



hianufi Allen 



3. Sciurus hudsonius vancouver- 



ensis Allen 



4. Marmota caligata (Escb.) 



5. Sciitropterus alpinus zaphaeus 



Osgood 



6. Castor canadensis leucodontus 



Gray 



7. Peromyscus maniculatus mac- 



rorhinus (Ehoads) 



8. Peromyscus maniculatus hyl- 



aeus Osgood 



9. Peromyscus sitkensis sitkensis 



Merriam 



10. Evotomys phaeus n. s. 



11. Microfus drumrnondi (And. and 



Bach.) 



12. Microtus macrurus Merriam 



13. Microtus coronarius n. s. 



14. Fiber sihetMcms spatulatus 



Osgood 

 1.5. Synaptomys dalli Merriam 



16. Zapus hudsonius alascensis 



Merriam 



17. Zapus saltator Allen 



18. Erethison epixanthum nigres- 



cens Allen 



19. Canis pambasileus Elliot 



20. Lutra canadensis periclysomae 



Elliot 



21. Lutreola vison nesolestes Heller 



22. Mustela nesophila Osgood 



23. Putorius cicognani alascensis 



Merriam 



24. Ursus americanus pugnax n. ss. 



25. Sorex personatus streatori 



Merriam 



26. Sorex obscurus longicauda 



Merriam 



27. Myotis lucifugus alascensis 



Miller 



GENERAL ACCOUNTS OF THE MAMMALS: DISTRIBU- 

 TION, VARIATION, BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES. 



Odocoileus columbianus sitkensis INIerriam. Sitka Deer. 

 Probably in no other part of North America are deer as 

 abundant as on the islands off the coast of southeastern Alaska ; 

 and this too despite the heavy mortality during the winter months. 

 At every island visited, with one exception as noted beyond, deer 

 were seen, without any effort on our part to hunt for them, and 

 sign of various sorts was in evidence everywhere. At Kupreanof 

 and Kuiu islands, during April, many were encountered, very 

 thin, and in poor condition, and quite indifferent to approach. 

 They were abundant on Coronation and Warren islands, and 

 some were seen at various points on Prince of Wales and Dall 

 islands, while on Heceta Island fresh sign was observed though 

 no deer were seen during our brief stay. Several were seen on 

 Duke Island, and we were afterward told that these deer were 

 noted for their large size, as compared with those from other 

 Alaskan points, but we failed to collect any specimens at this 

 place. Portage Cove, on the east side of Revillagigedo Island, was 

 the one island locality where deer appeared to be almost entirely 



