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upper parts rich brown, chin and throat whitish, rest of under parts 

 varying from ochraceous yellow to orange; front feet to above wrists 

 from whitish yellow to orange; inner sides of hind legs, and hind 

 feet and the toes yellow or orange. The color of feet is almost 

 always the same as the under parts. Tail same colors as back all 

 around, with a short black tip. 



Measurements. Total length, male, 455-505; tail vertebras, 170- 

 203; hind foot, 4553. 



a.—neomexicanvis. [Putorius), Bart. & Cockerell, Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1S98, p. 188. 



Type locality. Shore of Armstrong lake, Mesilla Valley, near the 

 Rio Grande, New Mexico. 



Gcil. Char. Similar to /'. freriatus, but paler; white markings 

 on the head more extensive, occipital condjles more produced be- 

 hind. 



Cohir. Head brownish black, a quadrangular patch between 

 the eyes, joining broad bands between eyes and ears creamy white. 

 The bands grade into the color of the under parts. Face speckled 

 with whitish. Small whitish mark behind ears. Upper parts and 

 limbs pale yellowish ochre; under parts similar, but lighter; tail 

 tinged with reddish, tip black; feet palish. 



Measurements. Total length, 500; tail, 205; hind foot, 50. 



519. haidarum. {Putorius), Preble, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1898, 

 p. 169. 



Type locality. Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Co- 

 lumbia. 



Geogr. Distr. Known only from Massett. 



Genl. Char. Similar to P. kadiaccnsis, but smaller, more black 

 on tail; skull smaller. 



Color. Winter Pelage. White slightly tingetl posteriorly and 

 beneath with saffron yellow. Sixty per cent of terminal portion of 

 tail black. Small spots of summer fur just appearing on face, top of 

 head and back, blackish brown. 



Measurements. Total length, 275; tail vertebra;, 60; hind foot, 

 37; pencil of tail, 40. (Preble, 1. c.) 



Sub. Fam. II. Lutrinae. 



Body lengthened, supple; tail long, tapering, depressed, sides 

 rounded; feet short, broad, palmated; digits distinct; center one the 

 longest, claws small. Head broad, muzzle long; soles and palms 

 hairy; eyes and ears small. 



