142 AQSTNTJAL REPORT SiMITHSONIAN mSTITXJTION, 1950 



Zygodontomys cherriei ventriosus Goldman (Canal Zone cane rat). 

 Proechimys semispinosus panamensis Thomas (spiny rat). 

 Microsciurus alfari venustulus Goldman (Canal Zone pygmy squirrel). 

 Sciurus granatensis morulus Bangs (Canal Zone squirrel), 



Lagomorpha 

 Sylvilagus brasiliensis gabbi (Allen) (forest rabbit). 



Carnivora 



Jentinkia sumichrasti notinus Thomas (bassariscus). 



Nasua narica panamensis Allen (coati-mundi, gato solo). 



Polos fiavus isthmicus Goldman (kinkajou). 



Procyon cancrivorus panamensis (Goldmaix) (crab-eating raccoon). ,. . 



Eira barbara biologiae (Thomas) (tayra, black cat). 



Lutra repanda Goldman (otter, nutria). 



Felis concolor costaricensis Merriam (puma, leon). 



Felis onca centralis Mearns (jaguar, tiger). 



Felis pardalis mearnsi Allen (ocelot, tigrillo). 



Felis yagouaroundi panamensis (Allen) (yagouaroundi) . 



,, Chiroptera 



Artibeus jamaicensis palmarum (Allen) (Trinidad fruit bat). 



Artibeus cinereus watsoni Thomas (Watson's bat). 



Carollia perspicillata azteca Saussure (short-tailed bat). 



Micronyderis megalotis microtis Miller (Nicaraguan small-eared bat). 



Molossus coibensis Allen (Coiba Island mastiff bat). 



Myotis nigricans nigricans (Schinz) (little black bat). 



Noctilio leporinus leporinus (Linnaeus) (fish-eating bat). 



Phyllostomus discolor discolor (Wagner). 



Rhynchiscus naso priscus G. M. Allen (Mexican long-nosed bat). 



Saccopteryx bilineata (Temminck) (greater white-lined bat). 



Thyroptera albiventer (Tomes) (disc bat). 



Primates 



Alo^latta palliala aequatorialis Festa (howling monkey, mono negro). 

 Aotus zonalis Goldman (night monkey). 



Cebus capucinus imitator Thomas (white-faced monkey, cari-blanco). 

 Marikina goeffroyi (Pucheran) (marmoset, mono titi). 



RAINFALL 



In 1949, during the dry season, rains of 0.01 inch or more fell on 

 27 days (50 hours), and during the wet season, on 214 days (949 hours) ; 

 a total during the year of 241 days (999 hours). Rainfall was 

 above the 25-year station average. November was the rainiest month 

 (30 days, 211 hours) . The dry season was the driest on record through- 

 out the Isthmus. It began on December 19, 1948, and continued 

 until nearly the end of April. The rainy season continued till the 



