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Bangs — A New pMce of Pine Squirrel. 



ing from pale oclirafeons-buff to (in a few specimens) ochraceous ; a broad 

 black band separating colors of ui)per and under parts, usually present 

 (in one or two specimens nearly obsolete) ; orbital ring pale ochraceous- 

 buff; tail: hairs of upper surface tawny at base, then black and white 

 tipped ; of lower surface dull tawny olive at base, then black and white 

 tipped ; whiskers, black. 



Measurements. 



No. 



4978 type 



4987 topotvpe. 



4979 " . 

 4984 



4980 



4989 



4983 



4Q«2 '' 



4986 



4985 



4981 



5462 " . 



48:^'> " 



4VJ»S 



Sex. 



9 old ad. 

 9 ad. . . . 

 9 old ad. 



? ad 



9 ad 



cj'oldad. 



9 ad 



9 ad 



9 ad... 



c^ yg 



d ad 



9 old ad. 



■71 ■* 



O aa. ... 



? yg 



Date. 



Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec, 

 Dec. 

 uec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 July 

 Dec. 



9, 1895 

 9, 1895 

 9, 1895 

 9, 1895 

 9, 1895 

 9, 1895 

 9, 1895 

 9, 1895 



9, 1895 



9, 1895 



16. is«- 



24; 1895 



9, 1895 



Total 

 length. 



320. 



302.2 



323.8 



317.6 



317.6- 



327.2 



316. 



319.4 



010 I 



366!4 



n7.6 



514.2 



Tail ver- 

 tebrae. 



134.8 



131. 



136.4 



133.6 



133.6 



139.8 



134.8 



147.6 

 101 



141.6 

 139.8 



127. 

 136.4 



Hind 

 foot. 



50.8 

 50.8 

 50.8 

 50.8 

 50.8 

 50.8 

 50.8 

 50.8 

 50 s 

 50.8 

 50.8 



Ear. 



22.4 

 22.4 

 22.4 

 22.4 

 22.4 

 22.4 

 22^4 

 22.4 

 '->2.4 

 22.4 



20.6 



m6' 



Remarks. — Compai'ed with S. h. douglasl, S. h. orarius has the same 

 small ear, but ditiers very much in color, the dark olive shades of the 

 upi)er parts of orarius, with but little rusty anywhere, being in marked 

 contrast to the ferruginous dorsal region of douglasi. The white fringed 

 tail of orariu.s, with a broad black snbapical band, can always be told 

 from the rusty yellow fringed tail of douglasi. The under parts are, as a 

 rule, much paler, more ochraceous-buff, less ochraceous-i'ufous than in 

 douglasi. 



With S. lindsonicus calif amicus, S. hndsonieus orarius scarcely needs com- 

 2)arison, the large ear, white or creamy white under parts, and bright 

 ochraceous-rufous dorsal stripe of californicus at once distinguishing it. 



Most of my specimens were taken on December 9, one only being taken 

 in midsummer. The specimens taken December 9^ show all the stages 

 from 2)robably the sununer to full winter coat, it ap])earing to be the time 

 at which that change takes place. There seems to be but a slight differ- 

 ence in color between the winter and summer pelages, though the black 

 side stripes probably nearly disapi)ear when the full winter coat has been 

 acquired, and the ears are more tufted and the under parts more vermic- 

 ulated with blackish. 



