VULPKS — CANIS. 215 



Vulpes necator Meni:iiii. Biological Survey colloctiou. 



I'roc. Wash. Ai-ad. Sci., II, pp. 664-665, pi. 36, %. 2, December 28, 1900. 

 12 6 3 5- Skin and skull. Youno- adult fenialo. \Vhitnoy Meadows, 

 near Mount Whitney, California. September 1, 1<S!>1. Collected 

 hy Di". A. K. Fisher. Original nunihei- '.>4o. 



Well-nuule t^kin in good comlitioii. Skull with brain-case l)a(lly shattered but 

 repaired, leaving a large part of the right frontal and parietal absent; audital 

 bulhe ba<lly l)roken; i)alate fractured; pterygoids missing. 



Vulpes macrotis neomexicanus Merriani. Biological Survey coll. 

 I'roc. Biol. Soc. Wash.. XV, p. 74, Marcli 22, 1902. 

 98646. Skull only. Adult male. Band's ranch, San Andreas Range, 

 New ;\Ie.\ico. April 4. is;»9. Collected by C. M. Bar})er. Orig- 

 inal number 2U55x. 



Skull perfect, excejjt for absence of first i-ight upper and lower premolars. 



Vulpes pribilofensis Merriam. Biological Survey collection. 



I'roc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XV, p. 171, August 6, 1902. 

 Ilffli- Skin and skull. Adult male. St. George Island, Pribilof 

 Islands, Bering Sea. August 10, 18,91. Collected by Dr. C. Hart 

 Merriam. Original number 8. 



Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect, except for absence of one 

 upper incisor. 



Vulpes regalis Merriam. Biological Survey collection. 



I'roc. Wash. Acad. S(;i., II, pp. 672-673, pi. 36, tig. 4, December 28, 1900. 

 lit si- Skin and skull. Adult male. Elk River, Minnesota. ^Nlarch 

 5, 1887. Collected by X. Bailey. Original num])er 65t». 



Well-made skin in good condition. Skull ])erfect, except for a few small per- 

 forations in rostrum; one lower incisor missing; upper incisors and right upper 

 canine injured. 



Vulpes lagopus ungava Merriam. 



Proc. Biol Soc. Wash., XV, p. 170, August 6, ]9()2. 

 23195. Skull only. Adidt male. Fort Chimo, L'ngava, Labrador. 

 Collected by L. M. Turner. Original number 2362. Catalogued 

 January 1.5, 1889. 



Skull nearly jjerfect; pterygoids chip})ed; third left lower premolar and second 

 lower incisor broken off to roots. 



Genus CANIS. 



Canis estor Merriam. Biological Survey collection. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XI, pp. 31-.32, March \i\ 1S97. 

 57141. Skin and skull. Adult female. Noland ranch, San Juan 

 River, I'tah. November 20, 1893. Collected by J. A. Loring. 

 Original number 1379. 



Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect. 



