b A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE 



I include this on the authority of Messrs. A. M. 

 Peter and H. E. Curtis of the Kentucky Exper- 

 iment Station. These gentlemen have observed 

 it near Lexington. 



18. Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger, Linn.). 



Kentucky (Audubon and Bachman). 



19. Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis, Gmelin). 



Very common in all parts of the State. 



20. Ground Squirrel, Chipmunk (Tamias strialus, 



Linn.). 



Yery common about old rail fences. 



21. Woodchuck, Ground-hog (Arctomysmonax, Linn.). 



Not rare. 



Mice and Kats (Family Muridse) . 



22. Wood Rat (JVeotoma floridana, Say and Ord). 



Some rodent which I presume to be this is rather 

 common in caves throughout Kentucky, but its 

 shyness is so great that one may visit its haunts 

 scores of times without getting a glimpse of it. 

 Captain Beut of Aden Springs teils me of a "cliff 

 rat" which is probably the same species. 



23. M u sk r at ( Fiber zibeth icus, Linn.). 



Common in all parts of Kentucky. 



Eabbits (Family Leporidae). 



24. Rabbit (Lepus sylvaiicus, Bachman). 



A very common mammal in Kentucky and 

 brought to market in winter by wagon loads. 



Probably the marsh and water rabbits also oc- 

 cur in the State, but I have not yet recognized them 

 among the many rabbits seen in the markets in 

 a half dozen Kentucky cities. 



