CIRCULAR NO. 1. 
[PUBLISHED JULY 1, 1900.] 
Newport Natural History Society. 
THE NATIVE MAMMALS OF RHODE ISLAND. 
One of the objects of the Newport Natural x-t; r> 
the collection and preservation of specimens and f t ®. 0C)et y> ls 
native products of the State of Rhode Tsland The Hto ‘he 
been requested to prepare a circular of ; n n, ■' ^ e un ? ersi gned has 
mals of 'this State, P for ? the pZi of1, "3 "7 ^pectmg the mam- 
as possible concerning them with a vie-v tn 7 aS much ^formation 
tive list of the mamma s whic^ have tahabTte5 e R P hod' g , a [ ^thorita- 
IslantTnd^rfS^nl^:? Rhoda 
unfortunate that any of our native „ xtmction. It is extremely 
lowed to pass away without so m,bh a!TSconToftheTcha 66 "! 
and peculiarities having- been preserved j th ® lr characters 
calamity, in the future] the Nemrt v.t i P n’ a3 “ nst snch “ 
poses to preserve specimens andTSrd^ P1 1 S'" P' 7 Societ 7 P™- 
ehd, an historic collection of State tt, that remain. To this 
Society is especially desirous of Ihtj? ” a ‘ S IS bem / formed ' The 
species of mammals that are in imminen® danger 'of exttaclion^ ‘ h<! 
hSrJ, ^ests^nd 1 afl ^” lls) ’ teeth - 
wtll be welcome additions to the Society's rf h de Is a ? d m-Tmalogy. 
fully received, acknowledged, and registered Th?' “h b D” grate - 
“specimens for the Newport N,S ] ' e 7 should be marked 
the address given below The wriSi ?° clet /- and «mt to 
return any specimens sent to him Z SmtSaS ‘° 
the h“oric S,1 pe”“ r a emlms e hlwi' h T -‘^within 
such as bones, teeth, Torns etc sW,n 1 J lp6lfect or fragmentary, 
museum for preservation’ o7 <-h ’ 1 ^ be serd f° the Society’s 
or horn of an Elk or MSose dL‘Y ex °! adi ^7 P«cious. A jaw 
would be much more valuable than r ° m ] 1e SGI °‘ Rhode Island, 
the same aniial fr^m some“ then region eC ‘' y m ° Unte<3 Sp “ im “ ° f 
certal h ed S t P o e tLl toThl P»‘-ely asc 
be* probable^"o'nT 'h e TniunT of 6 1hehr Ta °' ° f ° CCUrence is opposed To 
cent States or waters® are given S list A® b “ n f °“ nd fa the ad i a ' 
tion is requested* as*follows:— lma ' S glVen llsts A and B < informa- 
or rare? D ° eS * Hve in 7 ° ur locali ‘y at If so, is it common 
cerntag itVexSio P n* S a e nd the'd n ° W e f inct ; SW<= Particulars con- 
seen or killed P ’ 3 the da “ s whca ;he last individuals were 
5 5eTcrSe a X y „°“t® h re Pr ° duced >, and at »h a t season? 
: f V escri 5 )e nest, burrow, or habitation? 
. Live the times — exact dates when possible .p 
and disappearance of such species as are lv° 7 appearance . 
Bat), and of such as hibernate (Woodehu™ 8 fi, (t g ' the Red 
/. In what manner is it iT-fT/ T’ Jamping-mouse, etc.). 
(In the cases of noxious species sLte th5T m f n ’ V 3 your dlstrict? 
current and preceding years and <Hve the ~ be 4 destroyed during 
ties offered for their destruction II «“°H nts P aid out » boun- 
bers.of food specie^hnult"«? 
economitfRises'* '°® e ' b “ "“ h “7 £ to thS 
voice®; traS ‘v 77*’ actions - 
sta“ S e ^a7“ d u,r y SPeC “ S “ for eS £? 
interest to d lMLTo ( 7“h°RhMri“ta?^” , a S ,pposed be ° f 
Rhode Maud* nS gAenta” lisTT®;’ 8 ^ |“™ ^ found jin 
sible respecting each. ’ Vln ^ particulars as pos- 
■ interested'T ZunSZgVr Wh ° ? re 
who^deal in skins, or have KS^f s S ° f 
of bones, teeth! ho^ o^ oaeT"? W d,SC ° Ve 7' at “7 «me, 
and if possibie describe their prS'tocLtriTtffiion! 8 S ' a ' e ’ 
■O" List of the wild mawmat.s , 
the state oe Rhode Island due.no the hTstoek peTod ^'™ ABIT ™ 
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Opossum. Didelphis virginicma Kerr 
COMMON BOTLLE-NOSE PoRPnrw 'T, • a . . , 
Common Dolphin. DdpHnu delpkd SiS™ (Fairidus )- 
“7iinn“n P s°r ; P " Fr,NC P '°^ phoc.na 
WritTwttaiT LO r Whale - Globicephalus melas (Traill) 
BoxTlTIose^ ^apterus Uveas PalTa ’ 
Sperm wTale "stratus (Chemnitz/. 
Right Wh! ' n } ter macroce A^lus Linnmus. 1 * 
7 Salcena cisariica Cope 
ViTr B T ACK Tf ALE - Sibbaldius tecterostris Cope 
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uOUI HEASTERN Red SoUIR'RET o, • , 7 
Northern Gray Squirrei '<:>■/' . " rUS bnidsomcus l °quax Bangs. 
Northeastern Chipmunk ’ Tami carollnensi s leucotis (Gapperj. 
Woodchuck; Groundhog aII ^ ly$teri (R ich idson). 
Southern FlyTg SqTrrel' t nyS T™ ( Linn *^). 
American Beaver. Castor canadensis Km™*™ (UnaS£nS ^ 
House R a °t ? WhTTe“ ^ 7 ^ ‘ I !_ 
Northeastern Deer Mouse; Bucf MousT P /i IaS ' 
noveboracensis (Fischer) ’ erom yscus leucopus 
Common Red-back Mottou? 
Common Meadow-mouse. ' Micrltl?! S9PP r - (Vigors )- 
Northern Pine Mousf Mi P enn pylvanicus (Ord). 
and Bachman). ' pmetorum scalcpsoiiei (Audubon 
Mitsksat. Fiber zibethicus (Linnteus). 
NoRThS^ERn'cOTTONTAIL^Zm,*^’’^'' ( Zi “ nlerm 'Sn). 
Southern Varv.no Hare i.,L jlorld W“ i'dnsitiendlie (Bangs). 
Northeastern Panther Pf S „ amma ' n ‘ s ™r S inh„us (HarlSn). 
Wildcat. Lynx ruffm (GueldensSf'” 1 hift ° ,estes 
Po *„ ^ fulvu) DesmarS '■ 
IMRER Wole. Cams occidentalist (Richardson. 
Black Bear. Ursus americanus PallLs n) ' 
Raccoon. Prop,on later (Linnteus ) 
MepI^ZeP^Jr (&h « ber >- 
Southeastern M.nk, F^ {Lm ,. eola) ^ 
Bonaparte Weasel. Putarius ciea g nanU (Bonaparte, 
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all o£ Linuffius 7 'butUie nativ^Rel?’\f mo?8: - ‘^“'’^'"subspe^e?^' n . a,!Uralized races of Man 
New York wSet 2 ' *' and 
Fisher. Mustela pennanti. Erxfeben^^ Emmons - 
Greenland Seal; H^rp Seal p/' 
Harbor Seal. Phoca Vitulma 'Lin Z^^ rKnlandlca Pabricius. 
Masked Shrew. Sorex personatus l et 'k 
Short-tail Shrew. Blaring brevu^dTfi°\ St Hllaire - 
l.L a v R ER N y 0 S BAT° LE /; Cmdy ‘™ ^ a ‘ a (tiinSs, 
Larger Brown bTt ^ 77 ! (Le ^ onte )' 
PIoary Bat Tad ’ .P erttlzo fuscus Emmons. 
Red Bai }/ (^auvois:) 
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