ORYZOMYS. 147 



203. palustris. (Mus), Harlan, Amer. Journ. Scien., 1837, p. 385. 

 oryzivora, Aud. & Bachm. N. Am. Quad., iii, 1853, p. 214, pi. 



144. fig- 2. 



Type locality. "Fast Land," Salem, New Jersey. 



Geogr. Dislr. New Jersey to Georgia. 



Genl. Char. Body long; tail long; feet small; tail as long as 

 body without head. 



Color. Above brownish red heavily lined with black ; sides 

 grayish mixed with brown; beneath ashy white, or plumbeous washed 

 with white. Feet white. Tail above dusky brown, beneath ash gray. 



Measurements. Total length, 251; tail vertebrae, 124; hind foot, 

 30; ear, 16. 



a.—nutator. (Oryzomys), Chapman, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 

 1893, p. 44. 



Type locality. Gainesville, Florida. 



Gtogr. Distr. Florida, west to Texas. 



Genl. Char. Larger than O. palustris, and darker. 



Color. Above rufous, heavily lined with black, darkest on 

 median line; sides grayish brown tinged with pale brown ; under 

 parts grayish white; feet brownish white. Tail dark brown. 



Measurements. Total length, 317; tail vertebra', 153; hind foot, 

 35; ear, 15. 



h. — texennis. {Oryzomys), Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1894, 

 p. 177- 



Type locality. Rockport, Texas. 



Geogr. Distr. Eastern Texas, possibly north to Kansas? 



Genl. Char. Similar to O. palustris, but paler. 



Color. Above pale yellowish gray brown, mixed with blackish 

 on back, forming a dorsal band; sides yellowish gray, varied with 

 black; under parts grayish white. 



Measurements. Average total length, 264; tail vertebr;r, 132; 

 hind foot, 30. 



304. aquaticus. (Oryzomys), Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1891, 

 p. 289. 



Type locality. Brownsville, Texas. 



Geo.i^r. Distr. Southeastern Texas, limits of range not deter- 

 mined. 



Genl. Char. Large; feet small; molars large, heavy. 



Color. Above yellowish brown, darker on median line; sides 

 paler; under parts buffy. Tail above grayish. 



