140 Goldman — Five Neio Woodrats from Mexico. 



No. 79,061, U. S. National Museum, Biological Survey Collection. cJ* 

 young adult. Collected August 4, 1895, by J. E. McLellan. Original 

 number 1449. 



General characters. — Most nearly related to N. i. vicina, but color still 

 paler and tail averaging slightly longer ; skull about the same. Similar 

 in color to N. i. gilva, but underparts purer wliite and tail not }»asally 

 buffy ; tail more scantily haired ; skull differing in details. 



Color. — Nearly fresh pelage: Upperparts drab gray, paler than in 

 vicina, moderately darkened over back by black or brownish hairs; feet 

 and underparts white ; tail brownish al>ove, grayish below. 



Skull. — About like that of N. i. vicina, much as in N. intermedia and 

 N. i. gilva, but somewhat larger ; bullae slightly smaller. 



Measurements. — Average of (i adults : Total length, 859 ; tail vertebrte, 

 172; hind foot, 85. Skull (average of 4 adults): Basilar length, 81; 

 zygomatic breadth, 22; length of nasals, 16.8; alveolar length of upper 

 molar series, 8.6. 



Remarks. — The Biological Survey Collection contains 2 specimens of 

 this form. Mr. Outram Bangs has kindly furnished for examination 

 a tine series of additional specimens — 11 skins and skulls collected on San 

 Jose Island by Mr. W . W. Brown, Jr., in June, 1908, and February, 

 1909, for Mr. John E. Thayer. 



Neotoma intermedia vicina subsp. nov. 



Type from Espiritu Santo Island, off east coa.st of southern Lower Cali- 

 fornia, Mexico. No. 146,808 U. S. National Museum, Biological Survey 

 Collection. c? adult, collected February 9, 1906, by E. W. Nelson and 

 E. A. Goldman. Original number 19,082. 



General characters. — Most nearly related to N. i. perpnllida, but color 

 darker and tail averaging slightly shorter. Somewhat similar to N. i. 

 arenacea, but smaller ; color paler; audital bulke relatively larger. 



Color. — Fresh pelage: Upperparts dull grayish or browni.sh drab, lighter 

 along cheeks and sides, moderately darkened over top of head and l)ack 

 by overlying dusky hairs; feet and underparts white; tail blackish 

 above, grayish below. 



Skull. — About as in X. i. perpallida. Differing fmm that of N. i. 

 arenacea in smaller size, relatively heavier dentition, and relatively larger 

 bulla'. 



Measurements. — Average of 5 adult topotypes: Total length, 844; tail 

 vertebne, 162; hind foot, 34.5. Skull (average of 4 adults) : Basilar length, 

 35.6; zygomatic breadth, 22.8; length of nasals, 16.4; alveolar length of 

 upper molar series, 8. 1. 



Neotoma abbreviata s]). nov. 



I'gpe from San Francisco Island (near San Jose Island), oti" east coast of 

 southern Lower California, Mexico. No. 12,260 Museum of (Comparative 

 Zoology, d" adult. Collected Fel)ruary 22, 1909, by W. W. P.rown, Jr. 

 (John E. Thayer Expedition). 



General characters. — Size small; color very pale; tail decidedly shorter 

 than head and body — shorter than in any other known member of the 



