130 Grinnell — The Warner Mountain Cony. 



Occurrence. — The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology contains nine skins 

 of this new form (Nos. 11,290-11,298) all from Modoc County, California. 

 These are as follows: Warren Peak, 9000 feet, 4; east face Warren Peak, 

 8700 feet, 3; Sugar Hill, (1000 feet, 2. 



Remarks. — As is usually the case, our specimens were shot with fine 

 shot, some of them at very close range, and the skulls were all more or 

 less broken. It is thus impossible with the present material to ascertain 

 whether or not there are any cranial characters. The young possess the 

 relatively dark coloration of the adults and in just as great degree, this 

 being a good test of the phylogenetic value of such a character. 



The name adopted for this new cony is selected as an appropriate 

 recognition of the efficient services of Mr. Walter P. Taylor, Curator of 

 Mammals in the California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Furthermore, 

 Mr. Taylor collected the series upon which the new name is based. 



