TAXIDEA. 



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FIG. LXX. TAXIDEA T. BERLANDIERI. BERLANDIER'S BADGER. 



white, with a black patch in front of ear; under parts buff, except 

 throat and chin, which are white; legs black; tail like the back. 



Measurements. Total length, 710; tail, 120; hind leg, 103. Skull: 

 occipito-nasal length, 106; Hensel, 109; zygomatic width, 45; inter- 

 orbital constriction, 26; palatal arch to alveoli of incisors, 60; post- 

 palatal length, 49; length of bullae, 27; mastoid width, 39; median 

 length of nasals, 23; greatest occipital breadth, 74; length of upper 

 , tooth row, 32.5; length of crown of sectorial, 14; length of mandible, 

 80; height at condyle, 16. 



taxus infusca (Taxidea), Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1867, p. 899. 

 LOWER CALIFORNIA BADGER. 



Type locality. Santa Anita, Lower California, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Known only from the type locality. 



Genl. Char. Similar to T. t. bcrlandieri, but darker; no inter- 

 ramial black spot. 



Color. "Pattern apparently as in T. t. berlandieri Baird, but the 

 general color as much darker than in that animal as that of T. t. 



