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fCratogeomys oreocetes Merriam. 



North Amer. Fauna 8: 156, Jan. 31, 1895. 

 =Cratogeomys merriami oi-eocetes Merriam. See Nelson and Goldman, Proc. 

 Biol. Soc. Washington 47: 149, June 13, 1934. 



57963. Skin and skull. Young adult female. Mount Popocatepetl, 

 State of Mexico, Mexico. January 7, 1894. Collected by E. W. 

 Nelson and E. A. Goldman. Original number 5647. 



Well-made skin in good condition ; skull Grade A. 



fCratogeomys peregrinus Merriam. 



North Amer. Fauna 8: 158, Jan. 31, 1895. 

 =Cratogeomys merriami peregrinus Merriam. See Nelson and Goldman, Proc. 

 Biol. Soc. Washington 47 : 149, June 13, 1934. 



57964. Skin and skull. Old female. Mount Iztaccihuatl, altitude 

 11,500 feet, State of Mexico, Mexico. January 9, 1894. Col- 

 lected by E. W. Nelson and E. A. Goldman. Original number 

 5650. 



Well-made skin in good condition ; skull Grade A. 



fCratogeomys perotensis Merriam. 



North Amer. Faima 8: 154, Jan. 31, 1895. 

 54299. Skin and skull. Adult female. Cofre de Perote, Vera- 

 cruz, Mexico. May 28, 1893. Collected by E. W. Nelson, Original 

 number 4889. 



Well-made skin in good condition; skull Grade A. 



Genus GEOMYS Rafinesque 

 f Geomys arenarius Merriam. 



North Amer. Fauna 8 : 139, Jan. 31, 1895. 



^^lil. Skin and skull. Adult male. El Paso, El Paso County, 



Tex. December 14, 1899 (not December 13, 1899, as given in 

 original description). Collected by Vernon Bailey. Original 

 number 798. 



Well-made skin in good condition ; skull Grade A. 



*Geomys breviceps Baird. 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci, Philadelphia 7: 335, reported favorably for publica- 

 tion Apr. 24, 1855. 



^^. Skin and skull. Adult female. Prairie Mer Rouge, Morehouse 

 1138 *= ' 



Parish, La. 1852. Collected by James Fairie. 



Skin well preserved. It has somewhat the appearance of having been 

 in alcohol at one time ; rather badly made up. Skull Grade B. 



Type not designated by number; but the measurements published in the 

 original description are the same as those of No. 156 in Baird's Mammals 

 of North America (tables on pages 379 and 380). 



