QEOMYS. 263 



Geomys bursarius Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., ii, 

 1901, p. 217. Zool. Ser. 

 Shaw's Pocket Gopher. 



Type locality. Unknown. Mississippi Valley? 



Geogr. Distr. Canadian boundary, longitude 97°, south to eastern 

 Kansas, southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois, east nearly to 

 Lake Michigan and west to the Dakotas and Nebraska. 



637. Qeomys lutescens (Merriam). 



Geomys bursarius lutescens Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 4, 1890, 



P- SI- 

 Geomys lutescens Merr., Mon. Geomyidae, N. Am. Faun., No. 8, 1895, 

 p. 127. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, 

 p. 218. Zool. Ser. 

 Pale Pocket Gopher. 



Type locality. Sandhills on Birdwood Creek, Lincoln County, 

 western Nebraska. 



Geogr. Distr. Great Plains, and southwestern South Dakota, 

 southward to Colorado, western Nebraska, western Kansas, eastern 

 Colorado, western Oklahoma, and western Texas. 



638. Qeomys breviceps Baird. 



Geomys breviceps Baird, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 1855, p. 

 335. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 

 218. Zool. Ser. 

 Short-headed Pocket Gopher. 



Type locality. Prairie Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. 

 Geogr. Distr. Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast, in southern 

 Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, and valley of the Arkansas River, 

 north nearly to southern Kansas, and west to near 98th meridian. 



a. Geomys breviceps sa^ittalis Merriam. 



Geomys brevicej)s sagittalis Merr., Mon. Geomyidae, N. Am. Faun., 

 No. 8, 1895, P- 134. pl- 9. fig- 4- Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., 

 F. C. M. Pub., II, 1901, p. 218. Zool. Ser. 

 Crested Pocket Gopher. 



Type locality. Clear Creek, Galveston Bay, Texas. 

 Geogr. Distr. Gulf Coast of Texas about Galveston Bay. 



h. Gemnys breviceps (tttwateri Merriam. 



Geomys breviceps attwateri Merr., Mon. Geomyidae, N. Am. Faun., 

 No. 8, 1895, P- 135. pl- 9. fig- 3- Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., 

 F. C. M. Pub., II, 1901, p. 219. Zool. Ser. 

 Attwater's Pocket Gopher. 



Type locality. Rockport, Aransas County, Texas. 



