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would not materially differ from that of Connecticut. And in 

 1842, the Rev. Jas. H. Linsley of Stratford, Conn., prepared for 

 the Yale Natural History Society a catalogue of all the mammals 

 of Connecticut, including the bats, seals, whales, and dolphins. 

 By the aid of these (with some changes made by myself) I have 

 prepared a list of Connecticut mammals, past and present, which 

 I conceive to be very nearly correct. This list is as follows : 



Scientific Names of 

 Genera. 



No. of 



Meanings of Species in 



Sci. Names. Common Names. Connecticut. 



Vespertilio. 



So rex. 



Scalops. 



Condylura. 



Felis. 

 Lynx. 



Cam's {Lupus). 

 Vulpes. 



Mustela. 

 Putorius. 

 Gulo. 



Lutra. 



Mephitis. 



Ursus. 

 Procyon. 



Didelphys. 



Sciurus. 

 Pteromys. 

 Taniias. 

 Arctomys. 



Castor. 



Jaculus [Zapits] 

 Mus. 



Hesperomys. 

 Neotoma. 



Arvicola. 



Fiber. 



Eretkizon. 



FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE. 

 Bat. Bat. 



FAMILY SORICINAE. 

 Shrew. Shrew-mouse. 

 Digger. Common-mole. 

 Knuckle-tailed. Star-nose mole. 



FAMILY FELIDAE. 



Cat. Panther. 

 Lynx (Glarer ? ). Wildcat. 



FAMILY CANIDAE (or Lupinae.} 



Gray Wolf. 

 Fox. 



MARTINAE. 

 Fisher and Martin. 

 Mink and Weasel. 

 Wolverene. 



Dog (Wolf). 

 Fox, or Wolf. 



SUB-FAMILY 

 Weasel. 

 Stinker. 

 Gormandizer. 



SUB-FAMILY LUTR1NAE. 

 Otter (Land Otter). Otter. 



SUB-FAMILY MELINAE. 

 Pestilent. • Skunk. 



FAMILY URSIDAE. 



Bear. Black Bear. 



Dog (like). Raccoon. 



FAMILY DIDELPHIDAE. 

 Two-wombed. Opossum. 



FAMILY SCIURIDAE. 

 (SUB-FAMILY SCIURINAE.) 



Shadow-tail, Squirrel. 



Wing-mouse. Flying-squirrel. 



Provider. Chipmunk. 



Bear-mouse. Woodchuck. 



SUB-FAMILY CASTORINAE. 

 Beaver. Beaver. 



SUB-FAMILY DIPODYNAE. 

 .Thrower. Jumping-mouse. 



SUB-FAMILY MURINAE. 

 Mouse. Common rat and 



house-mouse. 

 Western-mouse. Deer-mouse, etc. 

 New Cut. Wood-rat. 



SUB-FAMILY ARVICOLINAE. 

 Plow-land mouse. Meadow-mouse, 



Vole, etc. 

 Beaver. Musk-rat. 



FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE. 

 Irritable. Porcupine. 



Gen. 1. Spec. 4 



Gen. 3. 



Gen. 2. 



Gen. 2. 



Gen. 

 Gen. 



Gen. i. 



Gen. 1. 



Gen. 



Gen. 1. 



Gen. 



4- 



Gen. 



Gen. 



Spec. 7 



Spec. 3 



Spec. 5 



Spec. 6 

 Spec. 1 



Spec. 1 



Spec. 1 



Spec. 2 

 Spec. 1 



Spec. 7 

 Spec. 1 

 Spec. 1 



Gen. 3. Spec. 7 



Gen. 



Gen. 1. 



Spec. 4 

 Spec. 1 



