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B . List of those species of recent mammals whose occurrence 
in Rhode Island may be looked for with some degree of proba- 
BILITY.** r { ’ 3 
**These have been found in neighboring “States or waters. Some are now extinct, but records 
or remains of them may exist. rr . . 
1. Striped Dolphin. Lagenqrhyjichus acutus Gray. 
2. Killer. Orca orca (Linnipus)-, 
3. Gray Grampus; Cow Fisp. Grampus griseus (Cuvier). 
4. Northeastern Fox-Squi&rel- Sciurus lodovtcianus vicinus Bangs. 
5. Southeastern Chipmunk*. \ Pamias sinatus sinatus (Linnaeus). 
6. Canadian Flying Squirrfl c ScQuropterus saqrinus macrotis^ Mearns. 
7. Black Rat. Mus rattys Liquiseus. v , 
8. Canadian Deer Mouse: Pezomyscus canadensis (Miller). 
9. Cave Rat, Neotoma Pwnsylvamca Stone. 
10. New Jersey Red-back Mouse. Evotomys,*gapperi rhoadsi Stone. 
11. Rock Vole. Miirotus ekrotorrhinus (Milled). 
12. Bog Lemming. Pynaptomys cooperi Baird. 
13. Woodland JumpiA-g-mouse. Napoeolnpus insignis Miller. 
14. Canadian Porcupine, prethizon dorsafus (Linnaeus). 
15. Southeastern Cottontail. Lepus fthndahius mallurus (Thomas). 
16. Cavadian Lynx, Lynx canadensis (Kerr). 
17. Gray Fox. Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber). 
18. Wolverine. Gulo luscus (Linnaeus). 
19. Northeastern Mink; Little Brook Mink. Puiorius ( Lutreola) 
vison vison (Schreber), 
20. Martin. Mustela amencana Turton. 
21. Hooded Seal. Cystophora cristata (Erxleben). 
22. Water Shrew. Sorex ( Ncosorex) albibarbis (Cope). 
23. Smoky Shrew. Sorex fumeus Miller. 
24. Big-tail Shrew. Sorex macrurus Batchelder, ^ 
35. Hoy Shrew. Sorex hoyi Baird. 
26. Smaller Short-tail Shrew. Blarina parvh (Cay}^ 
27. Naked-tail Mole. Scalops aquaticus (Li<Jnaeus) 7 ^ dJtL 
28. Hairy-tail Mole; Brewer Mole. Parascalops £rdm?^Bachman. 
29. Little Byown J£at. Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte). 
30. Say Bat. Myotis subulatus (Say). 
31. Georgian Bat. Pipistrellus subflavus subflavus (F. Cuvier). 
32. Dusky Rat. Pipistrellus subflavus obscurus Miller. 
Note.—A mong fossil mammals, species of the Walrus, Peccary, Horse, Elephant, Mastodon, 
and the Beaver-like Castorides , are to be looked for. 
Edgar A. Mearns. 
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Prepared and signed at the request of the Newport Natural History Society 
by. E dgar A. Mearns, U. S. A., to whom replies may be addressed, 
at Fort Adams, Newport, R. I. 
Published by order of the Council, 
AMORY AUSTIN, Secretary. A. O’D. TAYLOR, President. 
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