PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE MAMMALS OF NEW YORK 275 
During the past ro years the results of these improved methods have 
made a strong impress on the list of New York mammals. In this com- 
paratively short period 18 additions have been recorded, raising the 
total number known to have occurred in the state within historic times 
to 8r._ These additions, arranged chronologically, are: 
Lursiops tursio (Fabricius), porpoise (True, ’89, p. 34). 
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, porpoise (True, ’89, p. 56, 57). 
Napaozapus insignis Miller, woodland jumping-mouse (Miller, ’93a, 
Dae): 
Leromyscus canadensis (Miller), Canadian white-footed mouse (Miller, 
’93b, p. 56). . 
Sorex albibarbis (Cope), water shrew (Miller, ’94, p 181). 
Lepus floridanus transitionalis (Bangs), northeastern cottontail (Bangs, 
"95, Ps 405): 
Lepus floridanus mearnsi Allen, eastern prairie cottontail (Bangs, ’9s, 
Pp. 409). 
Sorex hoyt Baird, Hoy’s shrew (Merriam, ’g5, p. 90). 
Sciurus hudsonicus loguax Bangs, southeastern red squirrel (Bangs 
QGdhp. un). 
Synaptomy's cooperi Baird, bog lemming (Batchelder, ’96a, p. 185). 
Microtus chrotorrhinus Miller, rock vole (Batchelder, ’96a, p. 188). 
Putorius vison lutreocephalus (Harlan), southeastern mink (Bangs, 
’96a, p. 4). 
Sorex macrurus Batchelder, big-tailed shrew (Batchelder, ’96b, 
Pp. 133). 
Lipistrellus subflavus subjlavus (F. Cuvier), Georgia bat (Fisher, ’96 
DPeigo)- 
Lipistrellus subfiavus obscurus Miller, dusky bat (Miller, ’97b, p. 93). 
Microtus nesophilus Bailey, Gull Island mouse (Bailey, ’98a, p. 86; 
’98b, p. 783). 
Lvotomys gapperi rhoadsi Stone, New Jersey red-backed mouse 
(Mieanns)"98a, pr333).- 5" 
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Synaptomys fatuus Bangs, northein bog lemming (Mearns, ’98b, 
p. 348). 
In the following table the growth of the list: of New York mammals 
is shown in parallel columns. The names used by De Kay (42) are 
given in the left hand column,’ those used by Merriam (’82, ’84 and 
’85) in the second, those adopted in the present paper in the third and 
the English names in the fourth. 
1 From De Kay’s list I omit the species included without definite knowledge of their occurrence 
in New York. 
