Catalogue of North American mammals, chiefly in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution / by Spencer F. Baird.

  • Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1888.
Date:
1857
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Catalogue of North American mammals, chiefly in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution / by Spencer F. Baird. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Page. 101. Spermophilus franklini, Rich.—Gray Gopher.—Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, and to Minnesota and the Saskatchewan . 314 102. —Spermophilus tereticauda, Baird, (n. s.)—Round-Tailed Spermophile.—Fort Yuma, Cal 315 103. —Spermophilus tridecem-lineatus, Aud. & Bach.—Striped Gopher: Prairie Squir- rel.—Eastern Michigan to the plains of the Missouri, and south to Red River, Arkansas, and Fort Thorn, N. M 316 104. —Spermophilus mexicanus, Wagner.—Mexican Ground Squirrel.—Rio Grande of Texas and the Pecos, and south into Mexico 319 105. —Spermophilus spilosoma, Bennett.—Sonora Ground Squirrel.—Fort Staunton, N. M. and El Paso, to Chihuahua, and west to the Gulf of California.... 321 106. —Spermophilus parryi, Rich.—Parry’s Marmot.—Shores and islands of Arctic seas; island of Arikamtchitchi, on the Asiatic side of Behring’s Straits 323 107. —Spermophilus richardsonii.—Yellow Gopher.—Sault St. Marie, Mich., and west to the Rocky Mountains north of Upper Missouri 325 108. —Spermophilus townsendii, Bach.—Townsend’s Spermophile.—Rocky Mountains to the north 326 26. CYNOMYS, Raf. 329 109. —Cynomys ludovicianus.—Prairie Dog.—Milk river and Upper Missouri; west towards the Rocky Mountains ; south to Red River ; southwest to the Upper Rio Grande, and a short distance into Sonora ? 331 110. —Cynomys gunnisonii, Baird (n. s.)—Short-Tailed Prairie Dog.—Coochetope Pass to Lodge Pole Creek, in or near the Rocky Mountains 335 27. ARCTOMYS, Schreher. 348 111. —Arctomys monax, Gmelin.—Woodchuck ; Ground Hog.—Massachusetts to Wis- consin and Canada ; south to Virginia. (To South Carolina, Aud. & Bach.) 339 112. —Arctomys flaviventer, Bachman.—Yellow-Footed Marmot.—Black Hills, Neb.... 343 28. APLODONTIA, Rich. 350 113. —Aplodontia leporina, Rich.—Sewellel; Showt’l.—Puget’s Sound 353 29. CASTOR, Linn. 355 114. —Castor canadensis, Kuhl.—American Beaver.—Throughout the entire area of North America 355
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