basisphenoid and palate deeply excavated, the latter strongly arched 

 both antero-posteriorly and transversely. 



Color. Black. 



Mfiisuiements. (Type skull.) Basion to gnathion, 2S2; basion 

 to middle incisor, 277; zygomatic breadth, igo; occipito-sphenoid 

 length, 91; basion to hinder edge of palate, 133; basion to plane of 

 front of last molar, 186; interorbital breadth, 68; distance across 

 postorbital processes, log; occipito-nasal length, 290; greatest length 

 of skull, 330; ratio of zygomatic breadth to basilar length, 68.5. 

 (Merriam, 1. c.) 



475. eminonsi. (L'lsui), Dall. Science N. S., No. 30, p. 87, July 

 26, 1895. 



Type locality. St. Elias Alps. Yukatat Bay, Alaska. 



Geogr. Distr. St. Elias range of mountains southeasterly to 

 Juneau; exact range unknown. 



Genl. Char. Size small, claws short, curved. 



Color. The general color resembles that of the Silver Fox. The 

 fur is not very long, but remarkably soft and with a rich under fur of 

 a bluish black shade, numbers of the long hairs being white or having 

 the distal half white and the basal part slaty. The dorsal line from 

 the tip of the nose to the rump, the back of the very short ears and 

 the outer faces of the limbs are jet black. Numerous long white hairs 

 issue from the ears; black and silver is the prevalent pelage of the 

 sides, neck and rump; the under surface of the belly and the sinuies 

 behind the limbs are grayish white, or even nearly pure white. I am 

 told, in some cases. The sides of the muzzle and the lower anterior 

 part of the cheek are of a bright tan color, and this character is said 

 to be invariable. There is no tint of brown elsewhere in the pelage. 

 There is no tint visible in the pelts. The claws are small, very much 

 curved, sharp, black above and lighter below. (Dall, 1. c.) 



Fam. I\'. Procyoiiidao. 



Head broad behind, tapering rapidly forward to a narrow muzzle; 

 ears moderate; feet plantigrade; soles naked, skin papillose; toes 

 free, capable of being widely spread; claws curved, acute, non-re- 

 tractible; tail moderately long, semi-bushy, generally annulated; body 

 rather stout; legs moderately long. 



Sub. Fam. I. Procyoninae. 



American species have the alisphenoid canal wanting in the 

 skull. 



