. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . us) and the beaver {Castorcanadensis), mav occur in Plorida, but have not as yet been taken inthe State. (Chapman: Bull. Am. ^NIus. Nat. Hist., VI., 1894,P- 334-) Family The Sqltirrels. SCIUROPTERUS VOLUCELLA {^Gmel.).Flying Squirrel. Common in suitable localises. I have several specimens takennear Jacksonville, and it has been taken at Enterprise and TarponSprings. Length, including tail, 9 to 10: tail, to 5. SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS Gray Squirrel. Cat Squirrel. Smalle
. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . us) and the beaver {Castorcanadensis), mav occur in Plorida, but have not as yet been taken inthe State. (Chapman: Bull. Am. ^NIus. Nat. Hist., VI., 1894,P- 334-) Family The Sqltirrels. SCIUROPTERUS VOLUCELLA {^Gmel.).Flying Squirrel. Common in suitable localises. I have several specimens takennear Jacksonville, and it has been taken at Enterprise and TarponSprings. Length, including tail, 9 to 10: tail, to 5. SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS Gray Squirrel. Cat Squirrel. Smaller and more rufous than the Northern gray squirrel : length,including tail, 14 to 15 ; tail, 9 to SCIURUS NIGER Fox Squirrel. Common in some localities: frequents pine woods. It \ariesmuch in color, some specimens being almost entirely black. i\.s a THE MAMMALS OF FLORIDA. 123 rule, the head is bhick, the back gray, and the under parts tawnylength, including tail, 21 to 24; tail, 14 to 15. Family The Opossums. DIDELPHI5 MARSUPIALIS VIRQINIANA {Kerr). Abundant throughout the State. It is nocturnal in its habits, and,therefore, althouiih so common is rarely seen. The Porpoise (^P/ioctena p/ioccena X.) and the Dolphin (^Tursiopstiirsio Z.) occur on the coast of Florida, and the former occasion-ally enters the riyers. REMARKS ON SOME OF THE FLORIDA SNAKES. The snakes of Florida may be divided into two classes, thevenomous and the non-venomous. Out of the large number ofspecies known to occur in the State but four ma} be classed asvenomous, and two of these are so small as to be harmless, unlesshandled or touched with the hand or bare foot; a third, the cotton-mouth moccasin, is by no means a common species ; and the fourth,the well-known diamond rattlesnake, although exceedingly venom-ous, is luckily not aggressive, and unless irritated or touched, willrarely attempt to strike. All venomous snakes have grooved or perforated fangs in the
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