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(Dozier and Hall, 1944, p. 5) ; Gibbs Marsh, between Grolden Hill and 

 Church Creek, near Blackwater Eiver (Mansueti, 1952, p. 33) ; Grif- 

 fins Neck (Dozier and Hall, 1944, p. 10) ; Milton (Dozier and Hall, 

 1944, p. 10) ; Salem Woods, 14 Miles from Cambridge on road to 

 Salisbury, 1933, (Dozier and Hall, 1944, p. 5) ; Secretary (Dozier and 

 Hall, 1944, p. 10) ; Taylors Island, 1963, (James B. Trefethen in 

 correspondence to Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, 12 Novem- 

 ber 1964). Queen Annes County: Church Hill (near), 4 miles below 

 Chestertown, 1943, (Dozier and Hall, 1944, p. 3). Somerset County: 

 Big Swamp, 2 miles E of Kings Creek, 1922, (Dozier and Hall, 1944, 

 p. 3) ; Westover, due west of, 1940, (Dozier and Hall, 1944, p. 3) ; 

 Loretto, near, 1944, (Dozier and Hall, 1944, p. 3). Talbot County: 

 Trappe, near, 1948, (Mansueti, 1952, p. 33). Worcester County: New- 

 ark, 1951, (Mansueti, 1952, p. 33) ; Pocomoke City, near, (Dozier and 

 Hall, 1944, p. 3). 



Sciurus niger vulpinus Gmelin 



[Sciurus'] vulpinus Gmelin, Syst. nat., ed. 13, p. 147, 1788 (based on 

 specimens from the eastern United States, including the Blue 

 Mountains of Pennsylvania). 



General distril)ution. — Formerly occurred from central New York, south 

 tlirough south-central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, 

 western Virginia, and in the Appalachian Mountains to western North Carolina. 

 Distrihution presently reduced to south-central Pennsylvania, Maryland, western 

 Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. 



Distribution in Maryland. — Found locally in heavily forested re- 

 {^ons in the Western Shore, Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, and Alle- 

 gheny Mountain sections. 



Distinguishing characteristics. — Similar in size and general charac- 

 teristics to S. n. cinereu^^ but differs in coloration. The body is general- 

 ly buffy brown above, in contrast to the bluish grizzled gray of cin- 

 ereus; tail grayish white above, rufous below; feet and ears rufous; 

 top of head more blackish than the back. May be distinguished from 

 the gray squirrel by its larger size. 



Measurements. — No external measurements are available for any of 

 the Maryland adults in the National Museimi collections. Two adults 

 from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, which are typical of 

 this subspecies have the following measurements: Total length 615, 

 603 ; tail 299, 298 ; hind foot 77, 79. Four Maryland specimens (two 

 from Laurel, Prince Georges County; one from Priest Bridge, Anne 

 Arundel County; and one from North Chesapeake Beach, Calvert 

 County) have the following cranial measurements: Greatest length 

 67.7 (66.6-68.2) ; zygomatic breadth 38.6 (38.2-39.4) ; least interor- 



