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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

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* An asterisk designates those numbers of which the Museum's supply (not the Library's supply) is exhausted. Numbers published to date, in this series, are as follows:

Vol. 1.Nos. 1-26 and index. Pp. 1-638, 1946-1950.
*Vol. 2.(Complete) Mammals of Washington. By Walter W. Dalquest. Pp. 1-444, 140figures in text. April 9, 1948.
Vol. 3.*1.The avifauna of Micronesia, its origin, evolution, and distribution. By RollinH. Baker. Pp. 1-359, 16 figures in text. June 12, 1951.
*2.A quantitative study of the nocturnal migration of birds. By George H.Lowery, Jr. Pp. 361-472, 47 figures in text. June 29, 1951.
3.Phylogeny of the waxwings and allied birds. By M. Dale Arvey. Pp. 473-530,49 figures in text, 13 tables. October 10, 1951.
4.Birds from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. By George H. Lowery, Jr., andWalter W. Dalquest. Pp. 531-649, 7 figures in text, 2 tables. October 10, 1951.
Index. Pp. 651-681.
*Vol. 4.(Complete) American weasels. By E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 1-466, 41 plates, 31figures in text. December 27, 1951.
Vol. 5.Nos. 1-37 and index. Pp. 1-676, 1951-1953.
*Vol. 6.(Complete) Mammals of Utah, taxonomy and distribution. By Stephen D.Durrant. Pp. 1-549, 91 figures in text, 30 tables. August 10, 1952.
Vol. 7.*1.Mammals of Kansas. By E. Lendell Cockrum. Pp. 1-303, 73 figures intext, 37 tables. August 25, 1952.
2.Ecology of the opossum on a natural area in northeastern Kansas. By HenryS. Fitch and Lewis L. Sandidge. Pp. 305-338, 5 figures in text. August 24, 1953.
3.The silky pocket mice (Perognathus flavus) of Mexico. By Rollin H. Baker.Pp. 339-347, 1 figure in text. February 15, 1954.
4.North American jumping mice (Genus Zapus). By Philip H. Krutzsch. Pp.349-472, 47 figures in text, 4 tables. April 21, 1954.
5.Mammals from Southeastern Alaska. By Rollin H. Baker and James S.Findley. Pp. 473-477. April 21, 1954.
6.Distribution of Some Nebraskan Mammals. By J. Knox Jones, Jr. Pp. 479-487.April 21, 1954.
7.Subspeciation in the montane meadow mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyomingand Colorado. By Sydney Anderson. Pp. 489-506, 2 figures in text. July 23, 1954.
8.A new subspecies of bat (Myotis velifer) from southeastern California andArizona. By Terry A. Vaughn. Pp. 507-512. July 23, 1954.
9.Mammals of the San Gabriel mountains of California. By Terry A. Vaughn.Pp. 513-582, 1 figure in text, 12 tables. November 15, 1954.
10.A new bat (Genus Pipistrellus) from northeastern Mexico. By Rollin H.Baker. Pp. 583-586. November 15, 1954.
11.A new subspecies of pocket mouse from Kansas. By E. Raymond Hall. Pp.587-590. November 15, 1954.
12.Geographic variation in the pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops, in Coahuila,Mexico. By Robert J. Russell and Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 591-608. March15, 1955.
13.A new cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) from northeastern Mexico. By RollinH. Baker. Pp. 609-612. April 8, 1955.
14.Taxonomy and distribution of some American shrews. By James S. Findley.Pp. 613-618. June 10, 1955.
15.The pigmy woodrat, Neotoma goldmani, its distribution and systematic position.By Dennis G. Rainey and Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 619-624, 2 figs. intext. June 10, 1955.
Index. Pp. 625-651.
Vol. 8.1.Life history and ecology of the five-lined skink, Eumeces fasciatus. By HenryS. Fitch. Pp. 1-156, 26 figs. in text. September 1, 1954.
2.Myology and serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae, a taxonomic study.By William B. Stallcup. Pp. 157-211, 23 figures in text, 4 tables. November 15, 1954.
3.An ecological study of the collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris). By HenryS. Fitch. Pp. 213-274, 10 figures in text. February 10, 1956.
4.A field study of the Kansas ant-eating frog, Gastrophryne olivacea. By HenryS. Fitch. Pp. 275-306, 9 figures in text. February 10, 1956.
5.Check-list of the birds of Kansas. By Harrison B. Tordoff. Pp. 307-359, 1figure in text. March 10, 1956.
6.A population study of the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in northeasternKansas. By Edwin P. Martin. Pp. 361-416, 19 figures in text. April 2, 1956.
7.Temperature responses in free-living amphibians and reptiles of northeasternKansas. By Henry S. Fitch. Pp. 417-476, 10 figures in text, 6 tables. June 1, 1956.
8.Food of the crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in south-central Kansas. ByDwight Platt. Pp. 477-498, 4 tables. June 8, 1956.
9.Ecological observations on the woodrat, Neotoma floridana. By Henry S.Fitch and Dennis G. Rainey. Pp. 499-533, 3 figures in text. June 12, 1956.
10.Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana: Life history and ecology. By Dennis G.Rainey. Pp. 535-646, 12 plates, 13 figures in text August 15, 1956.
Index. Pp. 647-675.
Vol. 9.1.Speciation of the wandering shrew. By James S. Findley. Pp. 1-68, 18figures in text. December 10, 1955.
2.Additional records and extension of ranges of mammals from Utah. ByStephen D. Durrant, M. Raymond Lee, and Richard M. Hansen. Pp. 69-80.December 10, 1955.
3.A new long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) from northeastern Mexico. By RollinH. Baker and Howard J. Stains. Pp. 81-84. December 10, 1955.
4.Subspeciation in the meadow mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming.By Sydney Anderson. Pp. 85-104, 2 figures in text. May 10, 1956.
5.The condylarth genus Ellipsodon. By Robert W. Wilson. Pp. 105-116, 6figures in text. May 19, 1956.
6.Additional remains of the multituberculate genus Eucosmodon. By RobertW. Wilson. Pp. 117-123, 10 figures in text. May 19, 1956.
7.Mammals of Coahulia, Mexico. By Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 125-335, 75 figuresin text. June 15, 1956.
8.Comments on the taxonomic status of Apodemus peninsulae, with descriptionof a new subspecies from North China. By J. Knox Jones, Jr. Pp. 337-346,1 figure in text, 1 table. August 15, 1956.
9.Extensions of known ranges of Mexican bats. By Sydney Anderson. Pp.347-351. August 15, 1956.
10.A new bat (Genus Leptonycteris) from Coahulia. By Howard J. Stains.Pp. 353-356. January 21, 1957.
11.A new species of pocket gopher (Genus Pappogeomys) from Jalisco, Mexico.By Robert J. Russell. Pp. 357-361. January 21, 1957.
12.Geographic variation in the pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae, in Colorado.By Phillip M. Youngman. Pp. 363-387, 7 figures in text. February 21, 1958.
13.New bog lemming (genus Synaptomys) from Nebraska. By J. Knox Jones,Jr. Pp. 385-388. May 12, 1958.
14.Pleistocene bats from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo León, México. By J. KnoxJones, Jr. Pp. 389-396. December 19, 1958.
15.New subspecies of the rodent Baiomys from Central America. By RobertL. Packard. Pp. 397-404. December 19, 1958.
More numbers will appear in volume 9.
Vol. 10.1.Studies of birds killed in nocturnal migration. By Harrison B. Tordoff andRobert M. Mengel. Pp. 1-44, 6 figures in text, 2 tables. September 12, 1956.
2.Comparative breeding behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima.By Glen E. Woolfenden. Pp. 45-75, 6 plates, 1 figure. December 20, 1956.
3.The forest habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation.By Henry S. Fitch and Ronald R. McGregor. Pp. 77-127, 2 plates, 7 figuresin text, 4 tables. December 31, 1956.
4.Aspects of reproduction and development in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster).By Henry S. Fitch. Pp. 129-161, 8 figures in text, 4 tables. December19, 1957.
5.Birds found on the Arctic slope of northern Alaska. By James W. Bee.Pp. 163-211, plates 9-10, 1 figure in text. March 12, 1958.
6.The wood rats of Colorado: distribution and ecology. By Robert B. Finley,Jr. Pp. 213-552, 34 plates, 8 figures in text, 35 tables. November 7, 1958.
More numbers will appear in volume 10.
Vol. 11.1.The systematic status of the colubrid snake, Leptodeira discolor Günther.By William E. Duellman. Pp. 1-9, 4 figs. July 14, 1958.
2.Natural history of the six-lined racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus. ByHenry S. Fitch. Pp. 11-62, 9 figs., 9 tables. September 19, 1958.
3.Home ranges, territories, and seasonal movements of vertebrates of theNatural History Reservation. By Henry S. Fitch. Pp. 63-326, 6 plates, 24figures in text, 3 tables. December 12, 1958.
4.A new snake of the genus Geophis from Chihuahua, Mexico. By John M.Legler. Pp. 327-334, January 28, 1959.
5.A new tortoise, genus Gopherus, from north-central Mexico. By John M.Legler. Pp. 335-343, April 24, 1959.
6.Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk counties, Kansas. By Artie L.Metcalf. Pp. 345-400, 2 plates, 2 figures in text, 10 tables. May 6, 1959.
7.Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas. By W. L. Minckley. Pp. 401-442,2 plates, 4 figures in text, 5 tables. May 8, 1959.
More numbers will appear in volume 11.

Transcriber's Notes

Except as noted below, the text presented herein is that contained in the original printed version. Minor corrections (such as missing punctuation) may have been corrected. The original version had a list of publications printed inside the cover and inside and on the back cover. The cover page was not retained as it is a copy of the first page and the list inside the cover was moved past the end of the article.

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