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11. Sciuropterus sabriuus macrotus Stearns. Canadian Flying 
Squirrel. One specimen in the Stillwell collection possesses character- 
istics somewhat intermediate, but if the coloring of the ventral surface 
is considered with the other features, it should be maerotis. This 
species is reported from Montcalm County. 
12. Castor canadensis Kuhl. Canada Beaver. The beaver were early 
driven from this section probably over fifty years ago. There are re- 
mains of their dams at several points in the county. 
!•». Musmusculus Linnaeus. House Mouse. This species is all too com- 
mon. Not infrequently specimens are taken having some white beneath 
and a narrow line of white extending from the forehead downward 
between the eyes nearly to the tip of the nose. 
14. Mus norwegicus 'Erxleben. Common or Norway Rat. This 
species has been seen in great numbers living in a dump heap near the 
dam in Pine River at Alma. Such accumulations of rubbish and refuse 
are the chief centers from which these animals spread to do their dam- 
age. 
l-l. Peromyscus leucopus noveborancensis Fisher. Northern white- 
footed Deer Mouse. This species is common though apparently not so 
abundant as reported by Wenzel for Douglas Lake. 
10. Peromyscus maniculatus bairdi. Hoy and Kennicutt. Prairie 
White-footed Mouse. Michigan Mouse. The specimen referable to this 
species was taken from a rubbish heap in a back lot in April, 1911, 710 
State Street Alma. Its characteristics are typical as described by 
Osgood 0 and Hahn 7 . Hahn states that he had not obtained this species 
except in thick grass with which this record essentially agrees. 
17. Microtus pennsylvanicus Ord. Meadow Mouse. The Meadow 
Mouse is very abundant in favorite situations. Their runways thread 
the low meadows in every direction beneath the snow and dead grass 
in winter. The writer has seen the Pennsylvania vole take leaves from 
the wild lettuce in preference to grass blades, probably on account of 
the former being more tender at the time. 
15. Fiber zibethicus Linnaeus. Muskrat. This “versatile” species 
is very abundant along the banks of Pine River and shores of the lakes 
of this region. It together with the skunk furnishes the fur dealer his 
chief supply of fur. No black muskrats have been obtained at Alma so 
far as known. 
19. Zapus hudsonius hudsonius Zimmerman. Hudson Bay Jumping 
Mouse. The writer has not obtained a live specimen. One specimen in 
the Hood Museum is in the Stillwell collection from “Alma,” 
20. Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus. Canada Porcupine. There are no 
recent records for the porcupine known to the writer. They are said 
to have been found occasionally as late as the seventies and early 
eighties. 
21. Lepus americanus Erxleben. Varying Hare. . The varying hare 
is occasionally taken in the more extensive swamp areas. The writer 
has seen them at the local markets brought in by hunters. None have 
been seen for two winters. It was formerly abundant but seems to have 
disappeared largely as the cotton tail increases. 
cOsgood, W. H. North Ann. Fauna No. 28, p 79, 1909 
7Hahn, Waiter Louis. The Mammals of Indiana. Ann. Rept. Dept. Geol. Nat. Resources of 
Indiana, 1908, p 502. 
