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ROSS ON MAMMALS, ETC. OF THE MACKENZIE RIVER DISTRICT.
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BOSS ON MAMMALS, ETC. OF THE MACKENZIE BITEB DISTKICT. 275

No. of Speciea

G^nuB Arvicola. 82. Arvicola riparia (Ord.). Middle States to the Arctic Sea : common.

33. Arvicola Bichardsonii (De Kay). 62^ North: rare.

34. jirvicofa xanthognath%u (Leach). .Bed-cheeked Aryicole. North

to the Arctic Sea : common.

Gtenus Fiber.

35. Fiber zibethicus (Cuvier). Musk Eat. Dzin, of the Chipe-

wyan Indians. North America to Arctic Sea : abundant.

Family JEEyatricida, Genus Erithezon.

36. Eriihieon dorsatus || (Cuvier). White-haired Porcupine. From

Pennsylvania to within the Arctic Circle : common.

37. Erithizon epixanthut (Brandt). Yellow-haired Porcupine.

Prom Upper Missouri to Liard's Eiver.

Family Leporidw, G^enus Lepus.

38. Lepus americanus (Errl). White Babbit. Kha, of the Chipe-

wyan Indians. From Yirginia to within the Arctic Circle : migratory.

39. Lepus glacialie (Leach). Arctic Hare. Newfoundland, North,

to Arctic Sea : not common.

G^nus Lagomys.

40. Lagomys princeps (Bichs.). Little Chief Hare: common

among mountain ranges of the Liard's Biver.

in.— Oedbb Bumixantia.

Family Cervidw.

(Cervinffl.)

G^nus Alee.

41. Alce^ americanus || (Jardine). Moose. Tin-der'-yah, of the

Chipewyan liadians. New York to within the Arctic Circle: abundant.

Gtenus Bangifer.

42. Banaifer caribou^ (Aud. and Bach.). Strong-wood Caribou.

jfrom. Maine to the Youcon Biyer : abunduit.

43. Bangifer arodnlandicus. Barren-ground Caribou. Barren

groimds and Arctic coasts in spring, summer, and autumn ; mn^es of the woods, in winter. CEiipewyan name for both species, Et-thin'.

Family Oavicomia,

Antilopinie. G^nus Aplocerus.

44. Aplocerus montanus^ (Bichs.). Mountain Go&t From

Northern Cascade Mountains to the Arctic Sea: not imcoromon.

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