Order VI. Rodentla. 



Fam. I. Scinridae. 



36. Sciurvis. 



72. a. Sciurus ludovieianus neglecius (Gray), Nelson Proc. Biol. 



Soc. Wash., 1900, p. 170. 

 Macroxus negUcius, Gray, Am. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1867, 3d Ser. 



XX, p. 425. 

 Sciurus ludovicianus vicinus. Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 



1896, p. 150. 

 Type locality. Wilmington, Delaware (Thomas, vide Nelson 1. c.) 



Mr. Nelson in his article cited above has shown that Gray's 

 name of neglectus was bestowed upon the eastern Fox Squirrel, after- 

 wards called vicinus by Bangs, and the latter name will therefore 

 become a synonym. 



78. a. Sciurus hudsonius petulans, Osgood, N. Am. Faun., 1900, 

 p. 27. 



Type locality. Glacier, White Pass, Alaska. 



Geogr. Distr. Western Alaska, limits of range unknown. 



Genl. Char. Similar to .S. h. vaticouvercnsis, but paler. 



Color. Summer Pelage. Above raw umber and Prout's brown; 

 top of head darker than back; legs and feet russet; under parts 

 washed with rufous; tail, above hazel for three-fourths its length, 

 margin and terminal portion black, edged with ochraceous; beneath 

 paler. 



Mcasureiiienis. Total length, 299; tail vertebrae, 119; hind foot, 

 48. Ex. Spec, White Pass, Alaska. 



37. Tainias. 



95. ec. Tamias {Eutamias), caniceps. Osgood, N.Am. Faun., 1900, 

 No. 19, p. 28. 



Type locality. Lake Lebarge, Northwest Territory, Canada. 



Geogr. Distr. Headwaters of the Yukon to Fort Selkirk, Long. 

 137° N. Lat. 62° W. 



Genl. Char. Similar to T. q. /wrealis, but grayer; beneath white. 



Color. Summer Pelage. Five black stripes on back; outer light 

 stripes white, inner bluish white; dark facial stripes rufous black, 

 light stripes nearly pure white. Sides bright ochraceous; arms 

 gray. 



