510 



MEPHITIS. 



FIG. 95. MEPHITIS (LEUCOMITRA) MACRURA. 



No. 8682 Field ColumbianlMus. Coll. Nat. size. 



489. macrura (Mephitis), Licht., Darst. Saugeth., 1834, pi. XLVI. 

 LONG-TAILED SKUNK. Zorillo in Mexico, applied to all skunks. 



Type locality. "Mexico." 



Genl. Char. Tail nearly as long as body. 



Color. Black; a broad nuchal patch extending as a broad stripe 

 to end of tail white ; longitudinal white stripe on each side. 



Measurements. Total length, 685; tail vertebrae, 332. Skull: 



