U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 



HENE.Y W. HEXSHAW, Chief 



NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 



ISTo. 40 



[Actual date of publication, June 20, 1916] 



A SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT OF THE 

 PRAIRIE-DOGS 



BY 



N. HOLLISTER 



ASSISTANT CURATOR OF MAMMALS, UNITED STATES 

 NATIONAL MUSEUM 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OmOE 

 1916 



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