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Peromyscus canus JNloarns. 



Preliminary Diagiiotses of New MauimalslVotti the Mexican Border of the United 

 States, p. 8, March 25, 189(5. (Reprinlt'd in I'roe. U. S. Nat. Mas., XVIII, 

 No. 1075, p. 445, May 23, 189G.) 

 =:Peromj'scus texanus ( Woodhouse). See Meariip, Bull. l'. S. Nat. Mus., No. 5(i, 

 I)t. 1, p. 404, .Vpril 13, 1907. 



fVUI- SUin tuid skull. Adult female. Fort Chirk, Kiiincv County, 

 Texas. January 13, 1893. Collected by Dr. E. A. Mearns, U. S.A. 

 Original number 2208. International Boundary Commission. Skin 

 cataloo-ued Au£vust 21), 1893; skull, Fe])ruary 27. 1896. 

 Well-iua<le skin in good condition; 8kull perfect. 



Peromyscus texanus castaneus Osgood. Hiological Survey coll. 

 Proc. Biol. Soc. \Vh.s1i., XVH, pp. 58-59, March 21, 1904. 

 L07980. Skin and skull. Adult male. Yohaltun, Campeche, Mexico. 

 Deceml)er 19, 1900. Collected by E. W. Nelson tuul E. A. Gold- 

 man. Original nuuiber 14283. 



Well-niade .skin in good condition; skull perfect. 



Peromyscus texanus dementis Mearns. 



Preliminary Diagnoses of New Mammals from the Mexican Border of the United 

 States, )). 4, March 25, 1896. (Reprinted in Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. XVIII, 

 No. 1075, p. 446, May 23, 1896. ) 



<>1117. Skin and skull. Adult male. San Clemente Island. Pacific 

 Ocean, California. August 27, 1894. Collected by Dr. E. A. 

 Mearns, U. S. A. Original nimiber 3819. International Boiuidary 

 Conuni-sion. Catalogued November 17, 1894. 

 Well-made skin in good condition; skull i)e.rfect. 



Hesperomys cognatus Ee Conte. Cot^pes. 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., VII, p. 442, this paper was reported favorably 

 for pul)licatioii December 25, 1855. 

 =Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte). 



4708 and 4709. Poorly made skins but well preserved; skulls inside. 

 Collected by Major J. E. Le Conte, U. S. A. The locality given 

 in the original description is Ge«)rgia and South Carolina. Cat- 

 alogued April 13, 1S61. 



The specimens are considered cotypes on Dr. Cones's authority. In tlic syn- 

 onymy of [Ifspero)ni/K leuc(j])iiH on page 51, Monograjihs of North American 

 Rodentia, he gives ^' IfeKperomyK cognntus Le Conte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 VII, 1S55, J). 442 (Southern States; types, Nos. 4708, 4709, Mus. Smiths.)." 



Peromyscus comptus Merriam. Biological Survey collection, 



i'ror. iJiol. Soc. Wa.sh., XII, p. 120, Aj.ril 30, 1898. 

 701'.»1. Skin and skull. Adult male. Mountains near CJhilpancingo, 

 (luerrero, Mexico. Dcceml)er 24, 1S94. Collecled by K. AV. Nel- 

 son and E. A. (ioldnian. Original number T2H(). 



Well-raadeskin in good coMditiuu; skull perfect, except for l>roken left zygoma. 



