QUADRUPEDS OF MASSACHUSETTS. 5 



but of which I am entirely ignorant ; these, however, cannot amount 

 to more than three or four species. I consider, therefore, that the 

 following Catalogue is very nearly an accurate list of the quadrupeds 

 of Massachusetts. 



CATALOGUE OF THE 

 QUADRUPEDS OF MASSACHUSETTS, 



ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THEIR NATURAL FAMILIES. 



ORDER CARNIVORA. 

 Family VESPERTILIOMDJE. 



Vespertilio pruinosns. 



" Noveboracensis. 



M Caro!inensis. 



Family SO Rl CI DJE. 

 Sorex brevicaudis. 



Family T ALP I DJE. 

 Scalops Canadensis. 

 Condylura longicaudata. 

 '* macroura. 



Family URSIDJE. 

 Ursus Americanus. 

 Procyon lolor. 



Family CAMDJE. 

 Canis lupus. 

 Vulpes fulvus. 

 " Virginianus. 



Family FELIDJE. 

 Lyncus borealis. 



" rufus. 

 Felis concolor. 



Family MUST ELI DJE. 

 Mustela Canadensis. 



" martes. 

 Putorius vison. 

 * vulgaris. 

 " Noveboracensis. 

 Lutra Canadensis. 

 Mephitis Americana. 



ORDER RODENTIA. 

 Family CASTORIDJE. 



Castor fiber. 

 Fiber Zibethicus. 



Family LEPORIDJE. 

 Lepus Americanus. 

 " Virginianus. 



Family MUSCIDJE. 

 Arvicola hirsutus. 



" albo-rufescens. n. sp. 

 " Emmonsii. n. sp. 

 Mus musculus. 

 " rattus. 

 " decumanus. 

 Arctomys monax. 

 Sciurus leucotis. 

 " vulpinus. 

 " niger. 

 " Hudsonius. 

 11 striatus. 

 Pteromys volucella. 

 Gerbillus Canadensis. 



Family HYSTRICIDJE. 

 Hystrix dorsata. 



ORDER RUMINANTIA. 

 Family CERVIDJE. 

 Cervus alces. 

 " tarandus. 

 " Virginianus. 



It will be perceived that I have omitted in this Catalogue the do- 

 mestic animals. I could add nothing to the general stock of informa- 

 tion concerning them ; descriptions, therefore, would only have in- 

 creased the size of this Report, without increasing its value. The 



