Part 14

Mustela vison energumenos (Bangs)

Mink

Putorius vison energumenos Bangs, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 27:5, March, 1896. (Type from Sumas, British Columbia, Canada.)

Mustela vison energumenos Miller, North Amer. Land Mamm. 1911, p. 101, December 31, 1912.

Specimen examined.--One (broken and unsexed skull) from Yukon Territory: Champagne, N side Dezadeash River.

Remarks.--While studying moose at Medicine Lake, near Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, on August 9, 1947, Alcorn observed some mink concerning which he records the following: "After waiting about an hour a large mink was seen traveling northward on land at the edge of the lake. It continued and went out of sight. I waited about two minutes and then started a series of loud squeaks. To our surprise we soon saw what we judged was the same mink. In company with this mink were five others.... These mink were much interested in the squeaking noise and some came within 10 feet of me. They stayed on land most of the time but some of them made short swims a few feet out into the lake. One had a white chin, another had a white spot on its chest. This group may have been an adult female with her young."

Martes pennanti columbiana Goldman

Fisher

Martes pennanti columbiana Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 48:176, November 15, 1935. (Type from Stuart Lake, near headwaters of Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada.)

Specimens examined.--Total 2, as follows: British Columbia: 14 mi. N Fort Halkett, W side Smith River, 1; N side Liard River, Fort Halkett, 1.

Martes americana actuosa (Osgood)

Marten

Mustela americana actuosa Osgood, N. Amer. Fauna, 19:43, October 6, 1900. (Type from Fort Yukon, Alaska.)

Martes americana actuosa Miller, N. Amer. Land Mamm. 1911, p. 93, December 31, 1912.

Specimen examined.--One from British Columbia: N side Liard River Fort Halkett, 1.

Lynx canadensis canadensis Kerr

Canada Lynx

Lynx canadensis Kerr, Anim. Kingd., vol. 1, systematic catalogue inserted between pages 32 and 33 (description, p. 157), 1792. (Type from Eastern Canada.)

Specimens examined.--Total 4, as follows: Yukon Territory: Marshall Creek, 3 mi. N Dezadeash River, 1. British Columbia: 14 mi. N Fort Halkett, W side Smith River, 2; Buckinghorse River, 94 mi. S Fort Nelson, 1.

Alces americana gigas Miller

Moose

Alces gigas Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 13:57, May 29, 1899. (Type from North side Tustumena Lake, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.)

Alces americanus gigas Osgood, N. Amer. Fauna, 24:29, November 23, 1904.

Specimens examined.--One from British Columbia: 15 mi. NW Kelsall Lake.

Oreamnos americanus columbiae Hollister

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos montanus columbianus J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 20:20, February 10, 1904. Not Capra columbiana Desmilins, 1823.

Oreamnos americanus columbiae Hollister, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 25:186, December 24, 1912. (Type from Shesley Mountains, northern British Columbia, Canada.)