LIST OF THE LARGER WILD ANIMALS OF THE COUNTY OF 

 CAPE MAY. 



By Thomas Beesiey, Esq. 



Latin Names. 

 DlDELPHIS VIBGINIANA, 



TJrstjs AMEBICANTJS, 



Peooton lotoe, 



Mephitis Americana, 

 puxorius vison, 



MuSTELA PTJSniA, 

 LXITRA CANADENSIS, 



Vtjipes fulvtjs, 

 vulpes virginianus, 

 Ltncus RUFUS, 



ScrCRUS IBUCOTIS, 

 SoitJRUS VULPINUS, 

 SCIURUS HUDSONICUS, 

 SCIITRUS STRIATUS, 

 Pteromys VOLUCELLA, 

 Fiber zibethicus, 

 Lepus NANirS, 

 CeRVTJS VIRGINIANUS, 



English Names. 



American Opossum. Common in woods 



and thickets adjacent to the farms. 

 American Black Bear. The Bear is quite 



plentiful at certain periods, particularly 



in the dense cedar swamps in the upper 



part of the county, where five have been 



killed the present autumn. 

 Baccoon. Common in the swamps and on 



the beaches. 

 Skunk. Not rare. 

 Mink. It is numerous in some portions of 



the county 

 Weasel. Common. 

 Otter. The Otter is by no means rare ; but 



on account of its cunning and shyness, is 



seldom captured. 

 Bed Fox. Seldom taken. 

 Gray Fox. Common. 

 , Wild Cat. Rare. 

 Gray Squirrel. 

 Fox Squirrel. 

 Bed Squirrel. 

 Chround Squirrel. 

 Flying Squirrel. 

 Musk Bat. Very numerous. 

 Gray Babbit. Common. 

 Deer. There are still a few remaining in 



the northern part of the county. 



Not very abundant. 



