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nrnch further to the west than hitherto observed, and a com- 
mingling of the Guelph and Niagara faunas in the Le Claire, 
similar to that in the so-called Guelph of Wisconsin. The 
specimens are well preserved, casts of the normal type not con- 
forming to the variety of M. Comjn'essus. 
KEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STATE FAUNA. 
BY C. C. NUTTING, CHAIRMAN. 
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In November last the chairman of this committee sent out a 
number of postal cards to the zoologists of the Academy, 
requesting them to forward their notes regarding the appear- 
ance of animals new to the state or to certain localities, and any 
items of interest concerning the geographical distribution of the 
animals of Iowa. The response was anything but encouraging, 
as only three members made any answer whatever, and none of 
these had more than a single note to offer. This will account, 
in part at least, for the meagreness of this report. 
MAMMALS. 
No mammals have been reported new to the state. 
The timber wolf, Canis lupus, seems to be increasing in num- 
bers in the northern part of Iowa. 
The red fox, Vulpes velox, seems to be getting more common 
in the southeastern part of the state. The first certain record 
for Johnson county was a speciman killed by Earl T. Bane, on 
November 26, 1894, and presented to the State University 
museum. 
The little striped skunk. Mephitis putorius, Linn, has been 
known for several years to be common in Johnson county. 
The first specimens authoritatively identified, however, were 
brought to the university by Mr. J. M. Adams, October, 1894. 
Franklin’s Spermophilus franldini, Sab., formerly 
common in Johnson county, is now becoming quite rare. Col- 
lectors from the university were unable to secure specimens 
during the last spring. 
Prairie hare, Lepus campestris, Bach. , is still increasing in the 
northern part of the state, and invading the southern part. 
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