32 BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
record of any having been observed east of the St. John River. 
Dr. Gesner states that this species was first seen in New 
Brunswick in 1818, the same year in which the Wolf appeared, 
and that by 1847 it had become plentiful. 
19. Little Brown Bat. Vesper tilio subulatus.) Common. 
20. Red Bat. Atalaplia noveborctcensis.) Rare, 
21. Hoary Bat. ( Atalaplia cinerea. Uncommon. 
22. Common Mole, Scalops aquaticus.) Abundant. 
23. Hairy-tailed Mole. ( Scapanus breweri.) Very 
rare. I have seen but one specimen, which was taken in 
Charlotte County. 
24. Star-nosed Mole. ( Gondylura cristata.) Common. 
25. Common Shrew. (Sorex platyrhinus.) Common. 
26. Western Shrew. ( Sorex cooperi.) Rare. 
25. Mole Shrew. ( Blarina brevicauda.) Common. 
28. Flying Squirrel. (Sciuropterus volucella.) Common, 
29. Grey Squirrel. ( Sciurus carolinensis.) A few 
have been observed in Charlotte and Carleton Counties, near 
the western border. 
30. Red Squirrel. Sciurus hudsonius. Very abundant. 
31. Ground Squirred. “Chipmunk.” (Tamias stria- 
tus .) Common. 
32. Woodchuck. Ground Hog. (Arctomys monax.) 
Common. 
33. Beaver. (Castor fiber,) Not so numerous as for- 
merly, and now principally restricted to the wilderness portions 
of the Province, though Mr. Stewart writes to me: “I find 
the Beaver are coming back to the streams in Carleton and 
York Counties that have been abandoned by the lumbermen.’ 
34. Jumping Mouse. “ Wood Mouse.” (Zapus hud - 
sonius. ) U ncommon . 
35. Brown, or Norway Rat. (Mus decumanus.) Abund- 
ant in the towns near the seaboard, and gradually spreading 
inland along the rivers. On the St. John River, it has been 
traced as far inland as Grand Falls. 
36. Black Rat. (Mus rattus.) Mr, G. A. Boardman 
reports finding a few examples near St. Stephen. 
