new SPECIES OF AMERICAN QUADRUPEDS. 57 
Description of several New Species of American 
Quadrupeds. By Rev. J. Bachman, of Charles- 
ton, S. C. 
Read August 7th, 1838. 
Mr. J. K. Townsend having placed at my dispo- 
sal, tor examination and description, his valuable 
collection of quadrupeds, obtained in his recent la- 
borious and perilous journeys over the Rocky 
Mountains, and along the western borders of our 
continent, I pioceed to give short descriptions of 
such as appear to be undescribed, or have been in- 
correctly referred to other known species. As the dif- 
ferent species included under the genera to which they 
belong, are not generally described with the accuracy 
required in the present state of the science, I com- 
menced preparing detailed descriptions of all the 
species Although these papers are nearly ready 
°i pubhcatron, yet the drawings are not completed, 
and as these are very important in many species, I 
lave concluded to defer submitting them to the 
Society for a few months. In the mean time as 
an act of justice to their discoverer, I proceed to’ es- 
tablish the species at once; reserving a more care- 
nl and scientific description to a future, but I hope 
not d X s tant p enod. As j w not had an oppor £_ 
EiLn CO t nSultm ° the recen t scientific journals of 
L , P ®’ f 18 Possible that some of our enterprising 
naturalists abroad may have already published thf 
vol. viii. — 1839. s 
