Part 15

Specimens examined.--Two from British Columbia: 12 mi. S jct. Liard River and Trout River.

Remarks.--Two skulls of male goats were obtained from a trapper, Johnny Pie, who shot them on July 4, 1948. Field notes indicate that both mountain goats and mountain sheep are frequently taken by natives in the Liard River area.

Ovis dalli stonei Allen

Northern Mountain Sheep

Ovis stonei Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9:111, April 8, 1897. (Type from headwaters of the Stikine River, British Columbia, Canada.)

Ovis dalli stonei Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 31:28, March 4, 1912.

Specimen examined.--One from British Columbia: Summit Pass, 4200 ft., 10 mi. S and 70 mi. W Fort Nelson.

Remarks.--The specimen has the following external measurements: Total length, 1474; tail, 84; length of hind foot, 400; ear from notch, 91. The individual is a male, seven years old, as judged by the rings of growth on the horns. The skull is accompanied by a skin now tanned for study purposes.

LITERATURE CITED

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Rand, A. L. 1943. Canadian forms of the meadow mouse (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Canadian Field-Nat., 57:115-123, January 24. 1944. The southern half of the Alaska highway and its mammals. Nat. Mus. Canada, Bull. No. 98, Biol. Ser. No. 27:1-50, 21 pls., 1 fig. 1945. Mammal investigations on the Canol Road, Yukon and Northwest Territories, 1944. Nat. Mus. Canada, Bull. No. 99, Biol. Ser. No. 28:1-52, 20 pls., 1 fig.

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Transmitted April 9, 1951.

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Transcriber's Notes

The text presented is essentially that in the original printed document with the exception of some minor punctuation changes and the typographical corrections detailed below.

Typographical Corrections

Page 103 under Dawson Red-backed Mouse: Territoy => Territory Page 104 under Muskrat: Mann. => Mamm. Page 114 under Red Fox: procupine => porcupine

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