220 Merriam Descriptions of Two New Pumas. 



Felis hippolestes olympus subsp. nov. 



Ti/pe from Lake Cushman, Olympic Mts., Washington. No. 77073 

 (' tf ' ?) ad. U. S. Nat, Mus., Biol. Survey Coll. Collected April 18, 189(5, 

 by Thomas Hayes. 



General characters. Similar to F. hippolestes, but color very much darker i 

 tail concolor to black tip (not grayish white below, as in hippolestes) ; 

 whitish areas on under parts much more restricted and less white. 



Color. Upper parts dark rufous brown, darkest along middle of back 

 and on tail ; tip of tail blackish ; nose to eyes dusky ; whole top and 

 sides of head dark except a pale spot over each eye ; backs of ears black 

 except posterior edge, which is grayish ; lips (except blackish patch at 

 base of whiskers), chin, and anterior part of throat white ; neck dull ful 

 vous, palest below ; breast and inguinal region soiled whitish ; under side 

 of fore legs only lightly washed with whitish ; tail dark all round not 

 grayish white below as in hippolestes. 



Remarks. The type, though fully adult, is very much smaller and has 

 a much smaller skull than F. hippolestes. It is marked '$,' but possibly 

 this may be an error. 



Measurements (from well made dry skin). Total length, 2095 ; tail verte 

 brae, 775 ; hind foot, 260. Crctnial measurements : basal length, 162; zygo- 

 matic breadth, 127 ; palatal length (from gnathion), 7 6 ; postpalatal length 

 (basion to postpalatal notch), 85; occipito-sphenoid length, 60; breadth 

 across postorbital processes, 71 ; interorbital breadth, 39. 



