64 ZOOLOGY. 



Lutra canadensis, P. Guv., Diet. Sc. Nat,, xxvii, 1823, 242. — Sabine, App. Fraukl. 

 Jour., 1823, 653. — Less., Man., 1827, 154. — Griff., Anhn. Kingdom, v, 1827, 

 130._Fiscii., Syn., 1820, 225.— ElCH., F. B.-A., i, 1829, 57.- DeKay, N. 

 Y. Zo.il., i, 1842, 39.— Woodh., Sitgr. Hop., 1853, 44.— Aud. & Bach., Q. N. 

 A., ii, 1851, 2, pi. 51.— Bd., M. N. A., 1857, 1S4.-HAYD., Tr. Am. Phil. Soc, 

 xii, 1802, 143. 



Lutra canadensis, var., Aud. & BACH., Q. N. A., iii, 1853, 97, pi. 122 (fig. of Gray's type 

 of " Lataxina mollis "). 



Lata* canadensis, GRAY, P. Z. S., 1805, 133. 



Lutra vulgaris var. canadensis, Wagn., Suppl. Schreber, ii, 1841, 250. 



Lntra hudsonica, Fr. Cuv., Suppl. Buff., i, 1831, 194. 



Lutra brasiliensis, Desm., "Mam., i, 1820, 188 (in part). — Harl., Fn. Amer., 1825, 71 

 (in part).— GODM., Am. Nat, Hist., i, 1831, 222 (in part). — TnoMPS,, Ver- 

 mont, 1853, 33. 



Lutra lataxina, F. Cuv., Diet. Sc. Nat., xxvii, 1823, 242. 



Latax lataxina, Gray, Ann. Mag. N. H., i, 1837, 119. 



Lataxina mollis, Gray, List. Mam. Br. Mus., 1843, 70. 



Lutra americana, Wyjian, Pr. Bost. Soc., ii, 1S47, 249. 



Lutra californica, Bd., M. N A., 1857, 1S7. 



Lutra destructor, Barnston, Canada Nat. & Geo!., viii, 1SG3, 147, f. — . 



Loutre d'Amcriquc, partim, Cuv., R. A., i, 3d ed., 1S30, 91 (mixed with true brasiliensis) 



The otter is found sparingly in some of the fresh water lakes of various 

 portions of the regions explored; but no specimens were secured. 



Fam. procyonidae. 



Genus PROCYON, Storr. 

 PROCYON LOTOR, (Linn.) Storr. 



Raccoon. 



Ursus lo tor, Linn., Syst, Nat,, i, 1758, 4S ; 1700,70. — Schreb., Sang., iii, 1778,521.— 



Erxl., Syst, An., 1777, 105.— Gm., Syst, Nat,, i, 1788, 103.— Harlan, Fn. 



Amer., 1825, 53. 

 Procyon lotor, Storr, Prod. Meth. Auim., 1780, — . — Desm., Mainm., i, 1820, 108. — 



Griff., An. Kiugd., v, 1827, 114.— Fischer, Syu., 1829, 147.— Rich., Fn. 



Bor.-Amer., i, 1829, 30.— Dougiity's Cab. N. H., ii, 1832, 73, pi. 7.— 



DeKay, N. Y. ZooI., i, 1S42, 20.— Aud. & Bach., Q. N. A., ii, 1851, 74, pi. 



01.— Baikd, Mam. N. A., 1857, 209.— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z., i, 1809, 181 ; 



ii, 1871, 17(1. 

 Meles lotor, Bodd., Elenehus Auiinaliuin, 1784, SO. 



Observed in Colorado. 



As we have not completed our studies of this animal, we refrain from 

 citing, in the above list of references, several names, which, nevertheless, 

 we believe belong to tin- synonymy of this species. 



