PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE MAMMALS OF NEW YORK 283 
The period of active plant growth in this zone covers slightly less than 
half the year. 
Ina list of lepidoptera of the Adirondack region Lintner (’80) records 11 
species of moths (Phalaenidae) all of which occur on Mt Washington, 
New Hampshire, and many of which are found also in Labrador, Iceland, 
Lapland, the Alps of central Europe, and the high mountains of western 
North America. It is probable that these should be regarded as 
Hudsonian forms, though more strictly speaking they may be members 
of the Arctic fauna. 
Canadian zone. In New York the characteristic mammals of the 
Canadian zone are: 
Sciurus hudsonicus gymnicus Canadian red squirrel 
Sciuropterus sabrinus macrotis Canadian flying squirrel 
Peromyscus canadensis Canadian white-footed mouse 
Evotomys gapperi gapperi common red-backed mouse 
Napacozapus insignis woodland jumping-mouse 
Putorius vison vison northern mink 
Sorex albibarbis water shrew 
Sorex fumeus ; smoky shrew 
Sorex macrurus' big-tailed shrew 
Lasiurus cinereus hoary bat 
Many Canadian birds breed in New York, but it is necessary to 
mention a few of the more characteristic only. Among these are: 
Dendragapus canadensis Canada grouse * 
Bonasa umbellus togata northern ruffed grouse 
Licoides arcticus Arctic three-toed woodpecker 
Empidonux flaviventris yellow-bellied flycatcher 
Contopus borealis olive-sided flycatcher 
Perisoreus canadensis Canada jay 
Loxia leucoptera white-winged crossbill 
Zonotrichia albicollis white-throated sparrow 
Junco hyemalis — slate-colored junco 
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia vireo 
Dendroica maculosa magnolia warbler 
Dendroica coronata myrtle warbler 
Dendroica blackburniae Blackburnian warbler 
Anorthura hiemals winter wren 
Regulus satrapa golden-crowned kinglet 
Lylocichla ustulata swainsont olive-backed thrush 
1 This animal is so slightly known that its faunal position is still doubtful. « 
2 The English names for birds are those adopted by the American ornithologists union (95). 
