VOL. XIII, PP. 183-184 NOVEMBER 30, 1900 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



GENERAL NOTES. 



New name for a North American Squirrel. 



In 1894 I describod a subspecies of Abert's squirrel under the name of 

 >Wj//v/ tiberti eoncolor * My attention has recently been called to the 

 fact that an Asiatic squirrel was given the specific name eoncolor by 

 Blyth in 1855. f In order to prevent confusion I would propose that the 

 sub-specific name of the American animal be changed toferreus. F. W. 

 True. 



The proper name of the Viscacha. 



In 1897 Dr. T. S. Palmer (Science, X. S., VI, No. 131, pp. 21, 22, July 

 2, 1897) called attention to the fact that the then current generic name 

 of the Viscacha, Lagoztomus Brookes (1828) was antedated by Vfacaria 

 Schinz (circa 1825), and that the specific name trichodactylus Brookes 

 (1828) was antedated by maximus (Dipiis maximus Desmarest, ex Blain- 

 ville, Ms., 1817,) and therefore claimed that the proper name of the 

 Viscacha was " Vizcacia maxima (Blainmlle)." Recently Mr. James A. 

 G. Rehn (Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XIII, p. 166, Oct. 31, 1900) states that 

 the specific name maxima is antedated by Lepus viscaccica Brandis ( Ver- 



*Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 17, 1894, Xo. 999, pp. (advance sheet issued 

 April 26, 1894). 



fJour. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, new series, 24, Xo. 5, 1855, p. 474, foot 

 note. 



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