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3. Canis latrans Say. Coyote. Prairie Wolf. 



Not common east of the Yellowstone. In the valley of the Yel- 

 lowstone and westward, they were heard in considerable numbers 

 every night, and were occasionally seen while we were on the march, 

 particularly in the Musselshell district. None were heard on our 

 way out till we reached the Yellowstone, but from the Yellowstone 

 "Crossing" westward they were at times quite numerous. The wolves, 

 including the coyote and the gray wolf, have been nearly extermin- 

 ated over the region most frequented by hunters, by the use of 

 strychnine. The hunters have pursued them till too few of them are 

 left to make " wolfing " profitable. They now say, " There are now 

 no wolves here," they have become so much scarcer than they form- 

 erly were. 



4. Vulpes vulgaris var. macroura All. Western Fox. 

 Quite common along the Yellowstone, and thence westward to the 



Musselshell. 



5. Vulpes velox Aud. and Bach. Kit Fox. Swift. 

 Quite frequent. 



MUSTELID.E. 



6. Mephitis mephitica Bd. Common Skunk. 



But two or three individuals were met with on the whole trip. 

 Apparently not very numerous. 



7. Taxidea americana Waterh. American Badger. 

 Apparently more or less common, though but very few were seen. 



ursim:. 



8. Ursus arctos var. horribilis All. Grizzly Bear. 



Yery scarce. Less than half a dozen were reported or seen by 

 the whole Expedition collectively, during the whole trip, and only 

 one old one and two cubs were killed. Even very few signs of them 

 were noticed. 



PROCYONOm 



9. Procyon lotor Storr. Raccoon. 



Saw tracks in the mud along the Yellowstone that were unmistak- 

 ably those of the raccoon, but none of the animals were either taken 

 or observed. 



