VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF KENTUCKY. 6 



have long been familiär with the mountainous dis- 

 tricts of Kentucky and West Virginia I am satis- 

 fied that this species has existed in the State with- 

 in the past fifty years. 



2. Wild Cat (Lynx rufu.% Guld.). 



This species still occurs in the mountains of east- 

 ern Kentucky. Captaiu Beut of Aden Springs in- 

 forms me that a pair lived for some time in 1891 

 on a bluff near his residence, and that finally his 

 dog treed one of them and it was shot. 



Dogs (Family Canidse). 



3. Wolf (Canis lupus, Linn.). 



Not common. 



4. Gray Fox ( Urocyon cinereo-argentatus, Schreber) . 



Formerly common. Still occurs in the mountain 

 regions and occasionally in Settlements. 



5. Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes, Linn.). 



Not rare. Occurs throughout Kentucky. 



Weasels (Family Mustelidae). 



6. Mink (Putorius vison, Schreber). 



Occasionally taken in traps. 



7. Skunk (Mephitis mephilica, Shaw). 



Rather common every where. Sometimes enters 

 caves, penetrating to a depth of two hundred feet 

 or more. 



Bears (Family Ursidae) . 



8. Black Bear ( Ursus arnericanus, Pallas). 



Formerly common, now rare, possibly not occur- 

 ring at all. 



