JO THE BIOLOGICAL REVIEW. 



" On two or three occasions, many years ago, I heard in the 

 thick forest near the Village of Richmond, and afterwards in the 

 Township of Huntley, some strangely startling and frightful 

 screams, which I attributed to the cougar. Be this as it may, I 

 have heard no screams of the same kind for the last thirty 

 years." 



ZAPUS HUDSONIUS Coves. 



This pretty little rodent has a geographical range from the 

 Southern States to Hudson's Bay and from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific, and also a range of about fifty synonyms. 



During the time of the early settlements in the County of 

 York this little "jumping mouse" was very common, and at 

 liaying times the boys had many excited hunts after them, but 

 wery few were caught. 



No doubt it is generally distributed over Ontario. I have in 

 my collection four specimens from the neighborhood of Toronto, 

 one of which was caught in a mouse trap, one dug up in the 

 winter time, while hybernating, one taken from the craw of a 

 Rough-legged Buzzard, and one which I caught in my insect 

 net. 



I have one specimen from Magnetawan, Muskoka ; two from 

 Gait, one from Leamington, and one from near Bobcaygeon. 

 This shows a wide provincial range. We will be greatly 

 obliged for any authentic, original information as to the 

 occurrence and habits of this animal in our Province. 



Toronto. Wm. Brodie. 



