BANGS: LAND MAMMALS OF FLORIDA AND GEORGIA. 159 
History. — The first list of the mammals of Florida, that of J. A. 
Allen, “ Mammals and winter birds of East Florida ” (Bull. Mus. 
comp, zool., 1871), mentions thirty-five species. Few of the forms 
peculiar to Florida were recognized, and the list is interesting now 
merely as a matter of history. 
This was followed in 1872 by C. J. Maynard’s “Catalogue of the 
mammals of Florida, with notes on their habits, distribution, etc.” 
(Bull. Essex inst., vol. 4), with thirty-six species. Practically the 
same list was published by Mr. Maynard in 1883 (Jour. Bost. 
zool. soc., vol. 2), still with but thirty-six species. In these three 
lists the manatee, and in Mr. Maynard’s lists the porpoise, were 
included. 
In 1894 Samuel N. Rhoads published (Proc. Acad. nat. sci. 
Phila.) a partial list of the mammals found in the region about 
Tarpon Springs, Florida. This is entitled, “Contributions to the 
mammalogy of Florida,” and mentioned twenty-two forms, two of 
which were described as new. 
On November 30, 1894, Frank M. Chapman’s “Remarks on 
certain land mammals from Florida with a list of the species known 
to occur in the state ” (Bull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., vol. 6) appeared 
in which the author recognized fifty-three forms. This valuable list, 
with much that is excellent, Avas published before many of the 
forms peculiar to the region had been named, and is already 
antiquated. 
In the next list, by Charles B. Cory in his book, “ Hunting and 
fishing in Florida” (Boston, 1896), fifty-two forms including the 
manatee are given. 
In the interval between the appearance of Mr. Chapman’s and 
Mr. Cory’s lists, several new forms had been described from 
Florida. Mr. Cory has, however, overlooked these, and gives but 
two names, the manatee and the Florida puma, described as new, 
not in Chapman’s list. Much of Mr. Cory’s matter is of interest, 
however, especially that which refers to the larger mammals with 
which he has had experience in life. 
Besides these lists, various forms of Mammalia peculiar to Florida 
have been described in monographic reviews or in separate papers. 
