350 PUTORIUS. 



Measurements. Total length, about 402; tail vertebrae, 156; hind 

 foot, 40.5. 



a.—oregonensis. {Fu/orius), Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 11, 1896, 

 P- 25- 



Type locality. Grant's Pass, Rogue River Valley, Oregon. 



Geogr. Distr. Rogue River Valley, Oregon, limits unknown. 



Genl. Char. Similar to P. xanthogenys, but longer and darker, 

 face markings restricted. 



Color. Winter Pelage. Upper parts pale chocolate brown, 

 slightly darker on head, a small ill-defined patch between eyes, and 

 a narrow vertical bar between eye and ear white; throat white; rest 

 of under parts, including fore feet and inner sides and distal half of 

 hind feet, pale yellowish; terminal one-fifth of tail black, rest like 

 back. 



Measurements. Type. Total length, 412; tail vertebrae, 155; hind 

 foot, 44. (Merriam, 1. c.) 



b.—mundits. {Pntorius), Bangs, Proc. New Eng. Zool. Club, 1899, 



p. 56- 



Type locality. Point Reyes, Marion Count}', California. 



Geogr. Distr. Northern California. 



Genl. Char. Smaller than P. .xanihogenys, but similar, tail 

 shorter, colors darker. 



Color. Winter Pclagf. Upper parts dark tawny rust, dusky on 

 head and nose, brown spot at corner of mouth; facial markings as 

 in P. xanthogcnys, chin and cheeks j-ellowish white, rest of under 

 parts and upper surface of hands, inner sides of legs, and upper 

 surface of toes deep orange buff. 



Summer Pt'hrgc. Very similar, but colors all slightly darker and 

 duller, and under parts more inclined, especially along middle of 

 belly, to strong buff yellow. 



Measurements. Type. Total length, 368.3; tail vertebras, 141. 3; 

 hind foot, 42.85. Spec, from Nicasio, Calif. Total length, 384; tail 

 vertebra?, 140; hind foot, 43. (Bangs, 1. c.) 



518. frenatus. (Mustela), Licht., Darstell, neuer od. wen. bekann. 

 Siiugeth., 1832, pi. xlii. 



Type locality. Valley of Mexico, near City of Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Southern Texas into Mexico. 



Genl. Char. Size large; tail long; head more or less black with 

 white markings. Skull larger and massive; bullae obliquely truncated 

 anteriorly; postorbital constriction marked. 



Color. Band between eye and ear and patch between ejes 

 white. Top of head from dark chestnut brown to black; rest of 



