. The Canadian field-naturalist. The Canadian Field-Naturalist VOL. 59 SUTTON WEST, CANADA JULY-AUGUST, 1945 3 6-3 ^3> No. 4 MAMMALS OF THE OTTAWA DISTRICT ^ By A. L. Rand National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. JAN 2 1946 HThis is a Preliminary List of the mam- mals recorded for the area within 30 miles of Ottawa, with occasional data from just outside the area, to clarify the picture. There has been no previous list of the mam- mals of this area. The palaeontologist, E. Billings (1856) in writing general accounts of mammals, included some Ottawa data from personal observation. The long-time Ot
. The Canadian field-naturalist. The Canadian Field-Naturalist VOL. 59 SUTTON WEST, CANADA JULY-AUGUST, 1945 3 6-3 ^3> No. 4 MAMMALS OF THE OTTAWA DISTRICT ^ By A. L. Rand National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. JAN 2 1946 HThis is a Preliminary List of the mam- mals recorded for the area within 30 miles of Ottawa, with occasional data from just outside the area, to clarify the picture. There has been no previous list of the mam- mals of this area. The palaeontologist, E. Billings (1856) in writing general accounts of mammals, included some Ottawa data from personal observation. The long-time Ottawa resident, W. P. Lett, wrote an excellent ser- ies of general mammal papers for the early numbers of the Canadian Field-Naturalist 1884-90) and included some extremely inter- esting local data. About 1900 the zoological branch of the Ottawa Field-Naturalist Club reported various mammal items of local inter- est, including notes on records made by F. A. and W. E. Saunders who then lived in Ottawa. Since then only occasional items have ap- peared. Dr. R. M. Anderson has been collecting in- formation on local mammals by correspond- ence, interviews, and studying specimens for more than 28 years, and this information, in the files of the National Museum, has been made available to me. The late C. H. Young of the Museum staff, from 1904 to 1937, did considerable local field work, and C. E. John- son and C. L. Patch, both of the Museum staff, have carried on field work since 1916. In re- cent years Dr. H. B. Hitchcock has investi- gated hibernating bat populations in the vic- inity of Ottawa. Much of the present paper is based on in- formation from the above sources. I have al- so carried on some field work as opportunity offered, have interviewed local fur buyers and gathered bits of scattered data from many people. I am indebted to many people for help in compiling this paper. To Dr. Anderson who has placed his manuscript notes at my dis- posal: to Mr. C. L. Patch and Mr. C. E.
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