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CONEPATUS. 



Genl. Char. Size large, white stripe from occiput, covering dorsal 

 region and tail. 



Color. Upper parts from occiput white; tail white; rest of body, 

 legs, and feet black. 



Measurements. Total length, 609.56; tail, 304.80; hind foot, 73.6. 



FIG. LXXII. CONEPATUS M. MEARNSI. MEARNS' SKUNK. 



a. mearnsi (Conepatus), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 1902, 



P- I&3- 

 mapurito, Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., Suppl., 1901, p. 510, pi. 



LVI. 

 MEARNS' SKUNK. 



Type locality. Mason, Mason County, Texas. 



Geogr. Distr. Table-land of Mexico from States of Jalisco and 

 southwestern San Luis Potosi northward to central Texas and central 

 Arizona. 



Genl. Char. Similar to C. mesoleucus, but skull and teeth smaller. 



Color. Entire upper parts from crown of head to end of tail white 

 or yellowish; sides and legs shining black; under parts dull black ex- 

 cept a narrow line between jaws and the throat, which are white; 

 tail all white above and below; claws white. 



