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in Wake and Bertie counties, where it is common, but doubt- 

 less occurs throughout the greater part of the State. 



{Reithrodontomys lecontei impiger Bangs. Virginia Har- 

 vest Mouse. Russet brown above, dull white below. L. 

 T. 2. Common at White Sulphur Springs. West Virginia, 

 ami therefore probably occurs in the northeastern part of the 

 State but seems scarcely distinct from the preceding.) 



GENUS pero3iyscus, gloger (Deer Mice). 



12. P. leucopus Raf. Deer Mouse. Tail 40 to 45 per cent. 

 of total length. Chestnut brown above, pure white below 

 sharply defined against the color of the sides, tail bicolor. 

 Young bluish gray. L. 6j4. T. 3. Hind foot 1 3-16. 

 Common in Wake, Bertie. Buncombe, Perquimans and Curri- 

 tuck counties, and probably throughout the whole State. 



13. P. canadensis nubiicrrac Rhoacls. Cloudland Deer 

 Mouse. Dull brownish above, white below, the two colors 

 sharply defined; tail as long as head and body with a tuft of 

 hairs at tip. L. 6--. T. 3 1 -. Only known from Roan Mt. 

 in Mitchell county. 



14. P. gossypinus Leconte. Cotton Mouse. Dark brown 

 above with broad darker dorsal band, under parts g-ray. 

 and hands grayish white. Young blackish slate g-ray above, 

 slate gray beneath. L. 7. T. 2"s. This species replaces its 

 smaller relative {P. leucopus) in the southeastern United 

 States and in this State most probably occurs throughout the 

 whole southeastern portion but is so far only known to occur 

 in Bertie and Currituck counties. 



15. P. mitt ali Harlan. Golden Mouse. Golden cinnamon 

 above, yellowish white beneath passing gradually on the 

 into the color of the back. Tail unicolor. Young similar 

 to the adults in color. L. 6. T. 2 ' j . An arboreal species 

 building its nest 6 to 12 feet high in reeds or bushes in low- 

 land thickets. Probably common throughout most of the 

 State, as it has been taken in Bertie, Wake, Halifax, Per- 

 quimans, and Buncombe counties. 



