SPERMOPHILUS. 101 



iieogr. Distr. Utah and Wyoming. 



Gen/. Char. Smaller than S. ij-lineatm, or .V. /. olivaccus. 



Color. Brc-cding Pelage. Above deep russet and blackish: spots 

 and stripes grajish white tinged with cream color; feet anil under 

 parts white with dark bases of hairs perceptible. 



Measuremfnts. Average total length, 204: tail vertebra', 80: hind 

 foot, 30.6. 



d. fil/eni {.Sfiermophi/iis), Merr., Proc. Biol. See. Wash., 1S95, 



p. 71. 



7ype loeality. Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming. 



Geogr. Distr. Wyoming, range not determined. 



lifnl. Char. Small; colors dark, stripes and spots less reddish 

 than in .V. ij-ltneatiis. 



Color. Similar to .S". ij-lincatus, but nearly as small as .V. /. par- 

 vus. Above as in species compared; light spots and dorsal rows 

 longer than in .S". rj-lineaius, and tail darker and less reddish. 



Measvrements. Total length, 211; tail vertebra, 74; hind foot, 32. 



e. texensh. {Spermophiliis), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc, i8g8, p. 71. 



Type locality. Gainsville, Cook County, Te.xas. 



Geogr. Distr. Northern Texas and Oklahoma Territor) . range 

 unknown. 



Genl. Char. Similar to .V. jj-lineatiis, but smaller. 



Color. Winter Pelage. Above deep ferruginous, grizzled with 

 black; sides of neck, feet and under parts buffy; dorsal stripes and 

 spots buffy white. Tail beneath rusty, mixed and edged with buff, 

 subterminal black bar, tip buff. Above dark buff bordered with 

 black and fringed with buff. 



Measurements. Total length, 270; tail vertebra', 92; hind foot. 33. 



f. -hariius. (.Spermophiliis). Bangs, N. Eng. Zool. Club, 1899, p. i. 



Type loeality. Statesbury, Missouri. 



Geogr. Distr. Missouri, range undetermined. 



Genl. Char. Larger than 5. /. texensis, colors darker. 



Color. Winter J'elage. Above chestnut; stripes and spots buff: 

 rest of pelage buff, hairs of under parts plumbeous at base. Tail 

 above chestnut, below ferruginous bordered with black and edged 

 with buff. 



M,asiire>iients. Total length, 276: tail vertebra", 98.4: hind 

 foot, 35. 



130. franklini. (Arctomys), Sabine, Trans. Linn. Soc, 1822, p. 587, 

 pi. 27. 

 Type locality. Carlton House, Saskatchewan River, Manitoba. 



