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This is used to play around with new material I am creating or editing. Feel free to leave a comment on this page's talk page on material I am working on.

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Table for the tree squirrel articles I'm working on:

The table below lists the nine recognized subspecies of Ratufa indica, along with any synonyms associated with each subspecies:

Ratufa indica taxonomy

Subspecies	Authority	Synonyms
R. i. indica	Erxleben (1777)	bombaya, elphinstoni, purpureus, superans
R. i. centralis	Ryley (1913)	none
R. i. dealbata	Blanford (1897)	none
R. i. maxima	Schreber (1784)	bengalensis, malabarica

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stuff I'm working on for Upper Peninsula of Michigan article

Wildlife

The Upper Peninsula contains a large variety of wildlife, including:

Mammals

Mammals of the Upper Peninsula
Scientific Name	Common Name		Scientific Name	Common Name
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew		Cryptotis parva	North American Least Shrew
Sorex arcticus	Arctic Shrew		Sorex cinereus	Cinereus Shrew
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew		Sorex hoyi	American Pygmy Shrew
Sorex palustris	American Water Shrew		Eptesicus fuscus	Big brown bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-Haired Bat		Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary bat		Myotis lucifugus	Little brown bat
Perimyotis subflavus	Eastern Pipistrelle bat		Myotis septentrionalis	Northern long-eared myotis bat
Scalopus aquaticus	Eastern Mole		Mus musculus	House mouse
Tamias minimus	Least Chipmunk		Tamias striatus	Eastern chipmunk
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel		Sciurus niger	Fox Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	American Red Squirrel		Lepus americanus	Snowshoe Hare
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern cottontail rabbit		Mustela nivalis allegheniensis	Least Weasel
Mustela erminea bangsi	Stoat		Martes americana	American Marten
Castor canadensis	North American Beaver		Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat
Martes pennanti	Fisher		Procyon lotor	Raccoon
Taxidea taxus	American Badger		Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk
Lontra canadensis	North American River Otter		Vulpes vulpes	Red fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray fox		Canis latrans	Coyote
Canis lupus nubilus	Great Plains Wolf		Lynx rufus	Bobcat
Lynx canadensis	Canadian Lynx		Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed deer
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear

Birds

Birds of the Upper Peninsula
Scientific Name	Common Name		Scientific Name	Common Name
Buteo jamaicensis borealis	Red-tailed Hawk		Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Buzzard
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk		Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle		Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk		Accipiter striatus striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk		Pandion haliaetus carolinensis	Osprey
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull		Larus argentatus	Herring Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Bonaparte's Gull		Leucophaeus pipixcan	Franklin's Gull
Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged Kittiwake		Pandion haliaetus	Osprey
Anas rubripes	American Black Duck		Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow
American Robin	Turdus migratorius		Anas americana	American Wigeon
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole		Barred Owl	Strix varia
Poecile atricapillus	Black-Capped Chickadee		Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay
Branta canadensis	Canadian Goose		Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle		Gavia immer	Common Loon
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias		Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant		Picoides pubescens	Downy Woodpecker
Carpodacus mexicanus	House Finch		Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow		Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove		Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker		Carduelis pinus	Pine Siskin
Carpodacus purpureus	Purple Finch		Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker		Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird
Phasianus colchicus	Ring-necked Pheasant		Columba livia	Rock Pigeon
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird		Bonasa umbellus	Ruffed Grouse
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse		Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey		Aix sponsa	Wood Duck

There is a large variety of birds, including hawks, osprey, gulls, hummingbirds, chickadees, robins, woodpeckers, and bald eagles.

Reptiles

Reptiles of the Upper Peninsula
Scientific Name	Common Name		Scientific Name	Common Name
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear

In terms of reptiles and amphibians, the UP has common garter snakes, red bellied snakes, pine snakes, northern water snakes, brown snakes, eastern garter snakes, eastern fox snakes, smooth green snakes, northern ringneck snakes, Eastern Milk snakes (Mackinac and Marquette counties) and Eastern Hognose snakes (Menominee County only), plus snapping turtles, wood turtles, and painted turtles (the state reptile), green frogs, bull frogs, northern leopard frogs, and salamanders.

Amphibians

Amphibians of the Upper Peninsula
Scientific Name	Common Name		Scientific Name	Common Name
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear

Fish

Fish of the Upper Peninsula
Scientific Name	Common Name		Scientific Name	Common Name
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear

Lakes and rivers contain many fish like walleye, Northern Pike, Trout, Salmon, and bass.

Shellfish

Shellfish of the Upper Peninsula
Scientific Name	Common Name		Scientific Name	Common Name
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear
Alces alces andersoni	Western moose		Ursus americanus	American Black Bear

The UP also contains many shellfish, such as clams, aquatic snails, and crayfish.

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shrews, mice, moles, chipmunks, squirrels, cotton-tail rabbits, snowshoe hares, weasels, stoats, martens, fishers, raccoons, badgers, skunks, beavers, muskrats, river otters, red foxes, gray foxes, coyotes, wolves, bobcats, lynx, white tailed deer, moose, black bears, and bats.

There is a large variety of birds, including hawks, osprey, gulls, hummingbirds, chickadees, robins, woodpeckers, warblers, and bald eagles.

In terms of reptiles and amphibians, the UP has common garter snakes, red bellied snakes, pine snakes, northern water snakes, brown snakes, eastern garter snakes, eastern fox snakes, smooth green snakes, northern ringneck snakes, Eastern Milk snakes (Mackinac and Marquette counties) and Eastern Hognose snakes (Menominee County only), plus snapping turtles, wood turtles, and painted turtles (the state reptile), green frogs, bull frogs, northern leopard frogs, and salamanders.

Lakes and rivers contain many fish like walleye, Northern Pike, Trout, Salmon, and bass.

The UP also contains many shellfish, such as clams, aquatic snails, and crayfish.

The American Bird Conservancy and the National Audubon Society have designated several locations as internationally Important Bird Areas.

Among the more uncommon animals seen in the Upper Peninsula include rare cougar sightings, a few of which have been officially confirmed by wildlife agencies. Although th Upper Peninsula was home to cougars in the past, they were hunted out during the early years of settlement. The nearest stable cougar populations today are in the Dakotas. However, solitary transient cougars are known to travel hundreds of miles, and have been spotted throughout the northern Midwest, including the Upper Peninsula. Another uncommon animal is the locally-famous Albino Squirrel of Michigan Tech, in Houghton. This squirrel is often seen scampering around the Michigan Technological University campus and surrounding neighborhoods, and even has a Facebook groupdedicated to it (which includes photographs). Although it has been given a unique name, it is unclear whether there is just one or multiple albino squirrels in Houghton.

U.P. public lands

There are a number of governmental institutions and public lands located in the Upper Peninsula, as detailed below:

• Federal Government
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    • United States Forest Service
      • National Wilderness Preservation System
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        • Sylvania Wilderness in Gogebic County.
  • United States Department of Defense
    • K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base now decommissioned, the land is mostly still in Federal control.
  • Department of the Interior
    • National Park Service
      • Isle Royale National Park in Keweenaw County.
      • Keweenaw National Historical Park in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties.
    • National Memorials
      • Father Marquette National Memorial in Mackinac County.
    • National Lakeshores
      • Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County.
    • National Scenic Trail
      • North Country National Scenic Trail - a 4600-mile long trail that goes from northeastern New York to North Dakota, which includes a section that transects the U.P. from Sault Ste. Marie to Ironwood.
    • Bureau of Indian Affairs
      • Bay Mills Indian Community in Chippewa County.
      • Hannahville Indian Community in Menominee and Delta Counties.
      • Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga County.
      • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Gogebic County.
      • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan in Chippewa County.
    • United States Fish and Wildlife Service
      • National Wildlife Refuge
        • Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge in Chippewa County.
        • Huron National Wildlife Refuge in Marquette County.
        • Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area scattered over eight counties at 119 sites in the U.P. and the northern half of the Lower Peninsula.
        • Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Schoolcraft County.
        • Seney Wilderness Area in Schoolcraft County.
        • Strangmoor Bog National Natural Landmark in Schoolcraft County.
        • Whitefish Point National Wildlife Refuge and Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in Chippewa County.
  • United States Department of Agriculture
    • United States Forest Service
      • Research Natural Area] in Marquette County.

Calumet Historic District in Houghton County. Grand Hotel in Mackinac County. Mackinac Island in Mackinac County. Quincy Mining Company Historic District in Houghton County. St. Ignace Mission in Mackinac County.

• • • National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks
      • St. Mary's Falls Canal in Chippewa County.

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon and Gogebic Counties. Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Keweenaw County.

Lyric references to Neopagan themes

There are several songs on this album that touch on themes prevalent within the British Neopagan community, as shown by the following song references:

• Songs from the wood: "Let me bring you songs from the wood...", "Let me bring you love from the field...", and "Show you how the garden grows..." are all references to a desire of a return to nature, to a more natural way of life, and a veneration of nature, refering to the common Neopagan belief of the divine immanence of the physical world, or nature.
• Jack-In-The-Green: Although there is some discrepancy as to whether Jack-In-The-Green refers to a Celtic or an Anglo-Saxon pagan mythological figure, there is unanimous agreement that Jack-In-The-Green refers to a spirit of nature connected with nature, rebirth and fertility.
• Velvet Green: The line "Walking on velvet green..." may be taken as a reference not just to a midnight tryst in the fields with a lover, but also as a philosophy of how to live one's life in accord with honoring nature, another common theme within the Neopagan community.
• Cup Of Wonder: This song is almost a Neopagan anthem, so replete is it with Pagan themes and imagery, including:
  • "...and we bring you Beltane's flower...": Beltane is the Celtic May Day festival, and one of the most important annual festivals or sacred days of the Neopagan year. Beltane's flower refers to the ancient practice of decorating the home on Beltane with flowering branches of the hawthorn tree.
    Further information: Crataegus § Folklore
  • The lines '"...sung along the old straight track...", "...those who ancient lines did lay...", and "...walk the lines of nature's palm..." all refer to the Ley lines that the amateur archaeologist Alfred Watkins wrote about in his 1925 book entitled The Old Straight Track, and which many Neopagans believe exist.]].
  • "Pass the word..." refers to the Pagan gatherings that were celebrated during the seasonal festivals throughout the year (including Beltane), mostly in secret during the time when these gatherings were banned by the Christian Church. Thus to "pass the word" meant to quietly tell others of the secret gathering.
  • "Pass the lady..." refers to the traditional sacramental sabbath-cake that is passed around and shared by participants in special Neopagan sabbath rituals. The cake is sometimes refered to as "the Lady" (meaning: the May Lady or the Goddess]].).
  • "Pass the wit of ancient wisdom..." is a call to return to the old pre-Christian British Pagan traditions.
  • "Pass the cup of crimson wonder..." and "...ask the cup that fills with red..." - although there is disagreement as to whether this is refering to an ancient Druidic blood sacrifice, or to merely red wine, these lines do evoke Pagan imagery, as well as the ancient practice of divination through Oinomancy (the studying of wine in a bowl), which is still practiced by some Neopagan groups.
• Hunting Girl: In this song about a dominant woman lover, the lines ...high born hunting girl..." and "...the queen of all the pack..." might be references to the pre-Christian Irish (hence: Pagan) mythological Queen Medb (pronounced [mɛðv], sometimes Anglicised Maeve), who was a high born lady who gave birth to a "pack" of mighty warriors, and was renowned for her sexuality.

The 2003 remastered edition includes a pair of bonus tracks, featuring a live rendition of "Velvet Green".