180 PKROMYSCUS. 



Dr. J. A. Allen <Mscu^!ses the status of the tyjje of this species in the Bulletin 

 of the Anieriean Museum of Natural History, Volume V, 1SV)S, pajjes liH) and 

 191. Hesays: '' Ifcxperomiis rjambelii Bainl was based i)rimarily on two mounted 

 speeiniens (Nos. WW ^^^ v/'k^ti) from ]\Ionterey, California, of whic-h No. 369 

 should probably be regarded as the type, as it is the only specimen specifically 

 mentioned in the (n-iginal account of the species. This specimen, Mr. F. \V. 

 True informs me (in a letter dated June 8, 1893), is not now extant, and has 

 not been in the collection for many years. No. 368, which may be considered 

 as a cotype, is, through the kindness of Mr. True, now before me. It is, how- 

 ever, almost valueless for purposes of cdmparison, having become greatly faded 

 from long exposure to light as a mounted specimen; it has also lost its ears and 

 is in a sad plight generally. This is the oidy skin extant positively referred by 

 Baird in his original account of the species to //. ijunihelii.'^ 



In a footnote on page 191, o/>. cit, Dr. Allen skillfully eliminates from liis 

 cotypes a large number of specimens from various localities that Baird lists in 

 the original description. 



Skin No. 868 in very poor condition, nmch faded and without ears; No. 369 

 can not be found. Skull No. 1282 lacks both malars, No. 1283 lacks all the right 

 upper molars and left malar, otherwise ])oth in good condition. 



Peromyscus gratus gentilis Osgood. Biological Sitrvey colloctioii. 

 Proc. liiol. Soc. Wash., pp. 61-62, March 21, 1904. 

 78987. Skin and skull. Adult male. Lag-oK, Jalisco, Mexico, .luiic 

 27, 181)(). Collected by E. W. Nelson and E. A. (Joldnian. Origi- 

 nal number 1)702. 



Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect. 



Peromyscus goldmani Osgood. Biolog^ical Suivcy collection. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XVII, p. 75, March 21, 1904. 

 9t)84<). Skin and skull. Adult female. Alamos, Sonora, Me.xico. 

 December 19, 1898. Collected by E. A. Goldman. Original num- 

 ber 13306. 



Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect. 



Hesperomys gossypinus Le Conte. Cot3'pe. 



I'roc. .\cad. Nat. Sci. Phila., VI, p. 411, this paper was ri'ported favorably for 

 publication October 25. 1853. 

 = Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte). See Uhoads, Proc. .\cad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 

 1S96, p. 189, .Vpril 21, 1896. 



.54»). Skin. Male. Ricel)oro, Georgia. September 18. 1S47. Col- 

 lected l)y Major J. E. Le Conte, U. S. A. Catalogued March 8, 

 1855. It can not be found. 

 4T0'1. Skin, skull inside. Kiceboro, dreorgia. (collected l)y Major 

 J. E. Le Conte, U. S. A. Catalogued April 13, 1861. 



Skin in fair condition, but tail not skinned out; skull still in the skin. 

 .\s this is the only one extant in the National Mu.«eum of Le Conte's original 

 specimens, it is perhaps well to treat it as a cotype. 



No. 546 is the only specimen from Georgia listed in Baird's Mammals of North 

 America. Later, other specimens from Le Conte, from Georgia, came into 



