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the skull from his county which I sent to Mr. Outram Banns 

 for determination, and he wrote me as follows: "About the 

 squirrel I am puzzled. If I had the skull I could be sure. It 

 looks to me, however, like neglectus rather than niger. There 

 is a great difference in size between them, and this skin seems 

 small, but of course I cannot tell how old it is. The color is 

 variable in both species, but as you say, the ears in your skin 

 are not white enough. Although a very unsatisfactory 

 identification, I think I should call it Sciurus ludovicianus 

 neglectus. I should hate, however, to publish this as positive 

 proof one way or the other, without seeing- the skull." 



genus tamias, ieeiger (Chipmunks) . 



30. T. striatus h. Chipmunk. Reddish brown, back with 

 five black stripes and two whitish ones. L. 11. T. 4$4. 

 The Chipmunk is found throughout the western half of the 

 State extending as far east as the western edg-e of Raleigh 

 township, in Wake county, and as far south as Cherokee in 

 the mountains. 



GENUS ARCTOMYS, SCHREBER (Woodchucks). 



31. A. monax h. Woodchuck, Ground Hog. Grizzly 

 gray, varied with chestnut, yellowish and blackish; under 

 parts reddish. L. 18. T. 4}^. Common throughout the 

 mountainous region of the State. 



genus sciuropterus, f. cuvier (Flying Squirrels). 



32. S. volans L. Flying Squirrel. Back drab, somewhat 

 shaded with russet, belly pure white to extreme base of hairs. 

 L. 9. T. 4. Common throughout the whole State. 



ORDER III, INSECTIVORA. 



Canine teeth present, but usually not conspicuously devel- 

 oped; cheek teeth formed for chopping; toes provided with 



