Elliot — New Mammals from Mexico and San Domingo. 235 



Skull: Total length, 59; Hensel, 50; zygomatic width, 20; interorbital 

 width, 12; palatal length, 26; median length of nasals 23; width poste- 

 riorly, 4; width anteriorly, 7; length of upper toothrow, 8; length of man- 

 dible, 47 ; of lower toothrow, 8. 



Remarks. — This species does not seem to require comparison with any 

 other known. It belongs to that section of the genus without nasal pads 

 and is about the size of 0. lailfrons but with somewhat differently ])ropor- 

 tioned tail and feet. The specimens were procured by Messrs. Heller and 



Barber. 



Heterogeomys lanius sp. nov. 



Ti/pe from Xuchil, Vera Cruz, JNIexico. Field Columbian Museum. Col- 

 lector's No. 4092. 



General characters. — Size large ; fur soft, woolly; color very dark. Skull 

 heavy ; nasals long, widening greatly anteriorly ; zygomata broad ante- 

 riorly ; palatal arch pointed but not acute ; {)terygoids graduated to acute 

 point; incisors large, heavy, curved ; mandible heavy, compact. 



Culor. — Entire upperparts and sides blackish seal brown, more black 

 than brown ; underparts dark hair brown ; numerous white hairs on rump 

 at base of tail and all over the underparts, so thickly gathered toward base 

 of tail beneath as to cause that part to appear white. Hands and feet very 

 dark seal brown ; tail blackish, naked ; claws very long, curved, horn 

 color. 



Measurements. — Total length, 361 ; tail vertebrte, 90; hind foot, 54 ; ear, 

 10. Skull : Total length, 64; Hensel, 51 ; zygomatic width, 41 .5 ; interorbital 

 width, 14 ; palatal length, 39 ; length of nasals, 26; width posteriorly, 6 ; 

 width anteriorly, 10; length of upper toothrow, 14; length of mandible to 

 tip of incisors, 53 ; of lower toothrow, 13. 



Remarks.— Thh species by its peculiar soft woolly coat differs from the 



other described forms and would seem to be easily recognizable. It is 



somewhat larger than H. hispkhis, but the hair of that si)ecies is harsh as 



its name indicates. Tlie specimens were obtained by Messrs. Heller and 



Barber. 



Putorius macrophonius sp. nov. 



Type from Achotal, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Field Columbian Museum. Col- 

 lector's No. 3474. 



General characters. — Size very large; tail exceedingly long; skull large 

 and heavy ; teeth large ; canines long, narrow. 



Co/or. — Top and sides of head black gi-aduating into chestnut brown of 

 upperparts and sides of body; this hue extending well on to the under- 

 I)arts between the limbs ; limbs, hands, feet and tail chestnut l)rown, the 

 last tipjied with black ; white spot above eye and white stripe from above 

 eye to ear; chin and throat white reaching into the dark ochraceous buff 

 of the underparts. 



Measuremenls. — Total length, 598; tail vertebra?, 246; hind foot, 59 ; ear, 

 23. Skull : Total length, 60 ; Hensel, 54 ; zygomatic width, 34; interorbital 

 width, 8 ; palatal length, 24 ; length of upper toothrow including canine, 

 16 ; length of canine, 9 ; length of mandible, 35 ; of lower toothrow includ- 

 ing canine, 20. 



