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Oreamnos montanus columbianus Allen. 

 Columbian Mountain Goat. 



Mountain goats occur at all suitable points along the main- 

 land coast of southeastern Alaska, but apparently on none of 

 the islands. They were first noted at Boca de Quadra, the first 

 mainland point visited. Hasselborg made several long trips 

 back into the mountains from our camp at the head of Marten 

 Arm, and on June 13 he saw three goats, an old female with a 

 kid, and a young female which he secured (no. 8335). It was 

 in a bad place, high up in the cliffs, and the animal was shedding 

 to such an extent as to be quite naked in patches, so he saved 

 only the head, together with one hind leg for the meat. It was 

 apparently a yearling, possibly the kid of the previous year of 

 the old female with which it was associated, but nevertheless the 

 meat was wonderfully tough, so much so as to require much 

 boiling to make it edible. 



On June 21 an old female with a kid was seen on a cliff at 

 a point some ten or twelve miles up the Chickamin Eiver, but 

 in an utterly inaccessible place. At Port Snettisham old sign 

 was abundant, and Hasselborg saw one goat but was unable 

 to get a shot at it. None were seen on the Taku River in Sep- 

 tember, but Hasselborg returned to this place toward the end 

 of October, and on one occasion saw seven goats at once, but 



was unable to cross the glaciers surrounding them. 



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Sciurus hudsonius vancouverensis Allen. 



Vancouver Island Squirrel. 



Red squirrels are found on such islands of the southern part 

 of the Alexander Archipelago as lie close to the mainland, and 

 on a few that extend far to the westward; being absent from 

 those situated south of Summer Straits and west of Clarence 

 Straits, of which Prince of Wales and Dall islands are the largest 

 and most important. They occur on Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof, 

 Wrangell, Zarembo, Etolin, and Revillagigedo islands, specimens 

 being secured or seen on all these islands. None were observed 

 on Duke, Annette, or Gravina islands during the short time we 



