398 BASSARISCUS. 



Geogr. Distr. California through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas ; 

 southern Mexico. 



a. Bassariscus astutus raptor (Baird). 



Bassaris raptor Baird, Rep. U. S. Mex. Bound. Surv., Mamm., 



II, 1850, p. 19. 

 Bassariscus flavus oregonus Rhoads, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 



1893, p. 416. 

 Bassariscus astutus raptor Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. 



Pub., II, 1901, p. 316, pi. XXXV. Zool. Ser. 

 Bassariscus astutus oregonus Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. 



Pub., II, 1901, p. 317. Zool. Ser. 

 Robber Raccoon-fox. 



Type locality. California? 



Geogr. Distr. California and Oregon. 



b. Bassariscus astutus flavus Rhoads. 



Bassariscus astutus flavus Rhoads, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 

 1893, p. 417. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 

 II, 1901, p. 316. Zool. Ser. Id. Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. 

 Indies, F. C. M. Pub., iv, Pt. 11, 1904, p. 485. Zool. Ser. 

 Tawny Raccoon-fox. 



Type locality. Texas. 



Geogr. Distr. Texas south into northern Mexico. 



971. Bassariscus saxicola Merriam. 



Bassariscus saxicola Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xi, 1897, p. 



185. Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, F, C. M. 



Pub., IV, Pt. II, 1904, p. 485^. Zool. Ser. 

 EspiRiTu Santo Raccoon-fox. 



Type locality. Espiritu Santo Island, Lower California, Mexico. 

 Geogr. Distr. Known only from the type locality. 



972. Bassariscus * sumichrasti (Saussure). 



Bassaris sumichrasti Sauss., Rev. Mag. Zool., 2me S^r., xii, i860, 



p. 7, pi. I. 

 Bassaris variabilis Peters, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berl., 



1874, p. 704, pis. I, II. 

 Bassaris monticola Cordero, La Natural., iii, 1875, p. 270, pi. — . 



*In the Mammals of Middle America and the West Indies, Pt. 11, p. 487, 

 Bassaris sumichrasti was given as a synonym of annulatus Wagner. On 

 further investigation I am inclined to adopt Mr. Thomas' view, Am. Mag. 

 Nat. Hist., 7th Ser., XI, 1903, p. 380, that Wagner's type was too young to 

 definitely determine whether or not it was the same as Saussure 's species, 

 and therefore B. sumichrasti would assume its specific rank and the synonyms 

 placed under annulatus must be restored to it. A description of B. sumi- 

 chrasti is, therefore, here given. 



