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Geomys tuza floridanus. 



Geomys t. floridanus. (Aud. and Bach.,) N. Am. Quad., iii, 

 1854, p. 242. 



Thirteen specimens: 6, New Berlin; i, St. Charles Creek; 5, 

 Gainesville; i, Citronelle, Florida. 



"Several specimens," writes Mr. Surber, "of this species were 

 taken at New Berlin, and one was taken in the flat woods a few 

 miles east, at St. Charles Creek, where they were common. At 

 the latter place I secured a photograph of the hills of this mam- 

 mal, which gives an excellent idea of the appearance of the pine 

 woods where they are found, as the hills lead for miles through 

 the . timber, where there is no undergrowth to hinder them. 

 Their hills are a common sight from the train between Jackson- 

 ville and St. Augustine. They are not found near Enterprise, but 

 I was told they are plentiful near De Laud, twelve miles away." 



Geomys tuza austrinus.? 



Geomys t. austrinus. Bangs, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 1898, p. 179. 

 - Ten examples from Tarpon Springs, Florida. 



Judging from these specimens, this is a very doubtful sub- 

 species, and the characters given by Mr. Bangs to distinguish it 

 from G. t. floridanus, such as, "much paler and more tawny 

 above; much more white on under parts," do not hold good when 

 compared with specimens from Gainesville and New Berlin. Mr. 

 Bangs says the Gainesville specimens are good "intermediates;" 

 perhaps these from Tarpon Springs are also, although they are 

 perilously close to the type locality. If these from Tarpon 

 Springs are "intermediates," then G. t. austrinus is not repre- 

 sented in my series, but it would be interesting to know where 

 its geographical limits begin. In comparison with New Berlin 

 specimens, which I suppose will be acknowledged as G. t. flori- 

 danus, some of the eastern examples have more white beneath 

 than any from Tarpon Springs, and these latter are in nowise 

 paler above, thus rendering the characters for separating them 

 of little value. I am inclined to refer all these specimens to G. 

 t, floridanus, but wait for a larger series to ascertain if any char- 

 acters really do exist that would be worthy of recognition. The 

 specimens before me do not possess any. 



Geomys colonus. 



Geomys colonus. Bangs, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1898, 



P- 178, fig- 



Three examples from St. Marys, Georgia. 



