NEOTOMA. 161 



223. desertorum. [iVeo/or/itj), Merr. , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1894, 

 p. 125. 



Ty/>e locality. Furnace Creek, Death \'^alley, California. 



Geogr. Distr. Mojave, Colorado and Sonoran Deserts of east- 

 ern California, Nevada, and western Utah, north to east Humboldt 

 \'alley, and Kelton, Utah. 



Genl. Char. Similar to .V. intermedia, but smaller; ears larger. 

 Colors inclining to ochraceous buffy instead of gray. 



Color. Above pinkish buff brightest on sides; head grayish 

 lined with black; under parts white washed with salmon on neck; 

 feet white. Tail, pale dusky above, white beneath. 



.\feasurenients. Total length, 305; tail vertebra, 128; hind 

 foot, 30. 



a.sola. {Neotoma), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1894, p. 126. 



TyJ<e locality. San Emigdio, Kern County, California. 



Geogr. Distr. Head of San Joaquin Valley, California. 



Genl. Char. Similar to N. desertorum, but larger. 



Color. Above ochraceous buff lined with black; under parts 

 and feet white. Tail, grayish brown above, white below. 



Measurements. Total length, 330; tail vertebra;, 148; hind 

 foot, 36. 



224 fallax. {Neotoma), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1894, p. 123. 



Type locality. Gold Hill, Boulder County, Colorado. 



Geogr. Distr. Eastern base of Rocky Mountains in Colorado. 



Genl. Char. Similar to X. intermedia; nasals narrow and reach- 

 ing the posterior plane of lachrymals. Lower third molar with three 

 instead of two salient angles on outer side. 



Color. Above buffy clay color, lined with black; feet and under 

 parts white, base of hairs plumbeous. Tail, dusky above, white 

 beneath. 



Measurements. Total length, 331); tail vertebra?, 140; hind foot, 

 31 ; ear, 22. 



225. intermedia. {Neotoma), Rhoads, Amer. Nat., 1894, p. 69. 



californica. Price, Proc. Calif. Acad. Scien., 1894, p. 154, pi. xi. 



Type locality. Dulzuras, San Diego County, California. 



Geogr. Distr. Valleys and lower slopes of coast ranges of Cali- 

 fornia, south of Monterey Bay. 



Genl. Char. Size small, tail slender, short, bicolor; ears large; 

 soles naked. 



Color. Above light brownish gray lined with black; chin, center 



