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ni:risrox of americax moles— true. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE SPECIMEN OF SCALOPS AQUATICUS AUS 



TRALIS, CHAPMAN. 



m%. Gainesville, Florida, May 4, 181»1. F. M. Chapman. (Amer. Mus.) 



This is a rather yoiiuji- individual, as shown by tlie skull, in which the 

 teeth are unworn and the outlines of the nasal bones and eveu the 

 suture between the premaxilhe and maxillie are still distinguishable. 

 There is no crest and the occipital and other posterior sutures are open. 



The skin measures 9t) mm. from tip of snout to base of tail; tail 

 without hairs, 21 ram.; lengtli of fore foot and claws, 10 mm.: widths 

 fore foot, 1(» mm.; length hind foot and claws, 17 mm. 



The general color is silvery brown, which is exactly matched by speci- 

 mens from farther north, notably No. 228413, 1). A., NVashington City, 

 which is a little older. 



The hairs of the snout, wrists, backs of feet and tail are dull white, 

 without any rusty admixture. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE SPECIMEN OF SCALOPS TEXANUS, 



J. A. ALLEN. 



tf|g. Presidio Co.? Texas. Wni. Lloyd. 1887. (Amer. Mus.) 



The skin is in poor condition. The animal appears to have been kcjit 

 in confinement, as the claws are long and irregular. 



The color is dull brown, with an irregular soiled rusty area on the 

 under side of the body, from thejaw to the middle of the belly, and othci 

 spots of tlie same on the belly and sides. There is more of this rusty 

 color about the sides of the head and around the wrists. 



Tlie color is similar to that of the Kockport, Texas, series, but is 

 browner, due apparently to the fur being worn and faded. The skin docs 

 not show bright orange red spots about the eyes which are present in 

 many of the Kockport specimens, but there is a dull reddish brow ii 

 in the same situation. 



The skin measures as follows: 



nun. 



Head and body 100. (» 



Tail vertebra" -tl.O 



Fore foot antl claw 1!'. •"' 



Hind foot and claw 1 7. i ' 



The skull, which is much broken, measures as follows: 



nun. 



Len^tli of upper tooth row 11. '^ 



Breadth across palate, between ])0.st-extcrnal angles of iirst molars 10. 



Average dimensions of 10 fresh specimens, S. a. i!/2)ivus {liantjs Coll.). 



