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"Natural History 
Western Varying Hare. L. ameiicanus wctshingtoni. 
West of the Cascades. 
Oregon Gopher. Thomomys talyjoides douglassi. 
Southern portion of the mainland east of the Cascades. 
Panther, “Puma,” '“Mountain Lion,” “Cougar.” Felis concolor. 
This animal is said to range as far north as the 60th degree, but I 
have no record of its occurrence in British Columbia above the 52nd deg 
It is very rare anywhere in the interior of the mainland. It is tolerably 
common west of the Cascades, but its centre of abundance seems to 
be on Vancouver Island, where it appears to hold its own notwith- 
standing the numbers killed annually. 
Canada Lynx. Lynx canadensis . 
The mainland at large. Abundant in northern portions of the 
Province. Rare on the coast. 
Red Cat. “WildCat.” Tnjnx fasciatus. 
The mainland west of the Cascades. Tolerably common. 
Gray Wole. Canis occidentalis. 
The Province at large. Common along the coast and some portions 
of Vancouver Island. A black variety ot this animal is also found 
both on the Island and Mainland. 
Cayote. “Prairie Wolf.” Canis latrans. 
Open country east of the Cascades. Sometimes straggling well 
into the wooded portions of the Cariboo district. Tolerably common. 
Red Pox. Yiilpes falvus. 
With its colour phases, “Black,” “Silver Gray,” and “Cross.” 
The mainland east of the Cascades and ranging northward to the 
boundaries of the Province. Nowhere abundant. 
Black Bear. Ursus arnevicanus. 
Common along the coast and throughout the wooded districts ot 
the mainland, Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands. 
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