SCIURUS. 2g 



Sciurus carolinensis. 



Sciurus carolinensis, Gmelin Syst Nat., i, p. 148 (1788); Allen Monographs 



N. Amer. Rodents, p. 700. 

 Sciurus pennsylvanicus, Ord Guthrie's Geogr., 2nd ed., p. 292(i8lS)*' 

 Sciurus niger, Godman Amer. Nat. Hist., ii, p. 133 (1826)*. 

 Sciurus leucotis, Gapper Zool. Journ., v, p. 206, pi. xi (1830); Blyth Cat., 



no- 33S. P- 105. 

 Sciurus fuliginosus, Bachman P. Z. S., p. 97 (1838). 

 Sciurus vulpinus, Dekay New York Zool,, \, p. 59 (1842). 

 Sciurus migratorius, Audubon and Bachman Quad. N. Amer., i, p. 265, 



pi. XXXV (1849).* 



The Grey Squirrel. 



Disirihution. — Southern Canada; the United States east of the 

 plains. South Mexico and Guatemala. 



a. Skin Ontario, Canada J. H. Gamier [Ex.] 



b. Skin ^ Zoological Gardens. 



c. Skih Purchased. 



A, Ale. ? North America W. Rutledge. 



e. Ale. W. Rutledge. 



/. Skin.ske- ? Zoological Gardens. 



leton. 

 g. Stuffed North Carolina Rev. F. Fitzgerald (1852), 



A. S. B. 



Sciurus nig.er. 



Sciurus niger, Linnaus Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 86 (1766) ; Allen Mono- 

 graphs N. Amer. Rodents, p. 717. 

 Sciurus cinereus, Linnceus Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 86 (1766). 

 Sciurus variegatus, Erxleben Syst. Reg. Anim., p. 421 (1777). 

 Sciurus vulpinus, Gmelin Syst. Nat., i, p. 147 (1788). 

 Sciurus virginianus, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 259 ('792 *• 

 Sciurus capistratus, Bosc Ann. Mus. Paris, i, p. 281 (1802)*. 

 Sciurus rufiventris, M'Murtrie's Cuv. An. Kingd., i, p. 433 (1831)*. 

 Sciurus texianus, Bachman P. 7. S., p. 86 (1838). 

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The Fox Squirrel. 



Disirihution. — Eastern United States westward to the plains. 

 a. Skin North America ]. H. Gamier [Ex.] 



Sciurus hudsonius. 



Sciurus vulgaris, apud Forster Phil. Trans., Ixii, p. 378 (1772). 



Sciurus hudsonius, PaWas Nov. Sp. Quad, e Glir., p. 376 (1778); Blyth 



Cat., no. 336, p. 105 ; Allen Monographs N. Amer. Rodents, p. 672. 

 Sciurus carolinus, Ord Guthrie's Geogr., 2nd ed., p. 292 (1815)*. 

 Sciurus rubrolineatus, Desmarest Mamm., ii, p. 333 (1822). 



The Chikaree, 



Distribution. — The northern half of North America. 



a. Skin Lucknow, Ontario, 7-84 J. H Gamier [Ex.] 



b. Skin Ontario. ). H. Gamier [Ex.] 



c. Skin „ ]■ H. Garnier [Ex.] 



d. Skin N.America. A. D. Bartlett (1842), A. S. B. 



