316 Fretp Museum or Natura History — Zoétoey, Vor. XI. 
The Gray Wolf, often called Timber Wolf, is common in northern 
Wisconsin and is claimed to be occasionally found in other parts of the 
state; but unless the animal is killed and examined by an expert, its 
resemblance to the Prairie Wolf, or Coyote, would cause us to regard 
records of its occurrence in the more settled districts of southern Wis- 
consin and Illinois with suspicion. While it is possible that straggling 
individuals have of late years been taken in Illinois, all efforts to secure 
a specimen have failed, and on several occasions the supposed ‘‘ Timber 
Wolves”? have proved upon examination to be Prairie Wolves (C. 
latrans). From time to time notices regarding the killing of so-called 
‘“‘Gray Wolves” have appeared in the newspapers in different parts of 
the state. As an example I quote the following from the St. Louis 
Republican, January 9, 1911: 
““Two of the largest gray wolves ever killed in Bureau County [Illi- 
nois] were shot this week by David Hiltabrand, a farmer living near 
Tiskilwa. He was allowed the bounty of $12 from the County Treasury. 
“The animals were captured after an exciting chase through the 
timber. One wolf weighed thirty-five pounds and the other thirty- 
three. The carcasses were viewed with considerable curiosity as wolves 
have been scarce in that vicinity for many years.” 
The weight given for these animals would indicate that they were 
Prairie Wolves (C. Jatrans). 
Judge R. Magoon Barnes of Lacon, Marshall Co., Illinois, informs 
me that a large Wolf was killed a few miles from Lacon in 1907; four or 
five were reported in 1908, and an equal number in 1909-10, He did 
not see the specimens. 
Mr. E. J. Chansler of Bicknell, Indiana, writes, ‘‘There was a large, 
wild Timber Wolf killed one and one half miles south of Vincennes on 
the Illinois side of the River about the year 1883. It had been killing 
cattle or hogs and the parties watched for it one night and shot it. It 
was mounted and kept by Mr. Ed. Bravagle of Main St., Vincennes, 
Indiana.” 
Wood says, “During the years 1883 to 1905 inclusive, bounties 
were paid on 159 wolves* killed in Champaign County.” (J. ¢., p. 570). 
Kennicott (1854) gives it as formerly common in Cook County and, 
states it was “found throughout the state.” (J. c., p. 578.) Hahn 
gives several supposed records for Indiana (J. c., pp. 558-559); and 
McAtee states (apparently on hearsay evidence) that a female and a 
litter of young were taken in Brown Co., Indiana, in 1902 (I. c., p. 6). 
I am indebted to Mr. Otto Widmann of St. Louis for a dozen or more 
* We may assume that the majority, if not all of these animals, were Prairie 
Wolves (C. latrans). 
