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poliopus and, with the exception of S. p. effiigius^ the nape and rump 

 patches are more strongly contrasted with the rest of the back. 



Specimens examined. — Ten : from Hacienda Magdalena, Armeria, 

 and Rio Coahuyana, Colima. 



SCIURUS POLIOPUS EFFUGIUS Nelson. Guerrero Squirrel. 



Sciiirns albipcs effugius'^^x.'iO'S, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, xii, pp. 152- 



153, June 3, 1898. 

 Sciiirus wagneri cffugius Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., N. Y. , x, p. 



454, Nov. 10, 1898. 



Type locality. — High mountains west of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 

 Mexico. Type no. 70288 U. S. National Museum, Biological Siu'- 

 vey Collection. 



Distribution — Pine and oak forests of Transition and Boreal zones 

 along summit of Cordillera in southwestern Guerrero (alt. 7500— 

 9500 ft.). 



Characters. — Back grizzled gray ; nape patch conspicuous, dark 

 rufous ; ear patches large, white and more conspicuous than in any 

 other form of the species ; underparts darker rufous than in poliopus ; 

 median area on underside of tail deeper, richer rufous. Pelage thick 

 and soft; tail large and bushy. Teats : p. \ a. | i. \. 



Color. — Winter pelage : Nape patch rusty rufous, becoming almost 

 rusty chestnut in some specimens ; top of nose iron gray intermixed 

 with yellow ringed hairs; rest of dorsal surface finely grizzled iron 

 gray intermixed with rusty ringed hairs ; indications of a rump patch 

 similar in color to nape sometimes present but heavily overlaid with 

 grizzling of white and black ; extension of nape patch over sides of 

 head, including bases of ears and eyes, slightly paler than main area ; 

 ring around eye buffy or whitish ; ears reddish brown like crown, but 

 sometimes grizzled with grayish ; basal ear patches very large and 

 brilliantly white ; outside of legs gray, usually with less mixture of rusty 

 than on back; feet white, often washed with pale rufous; tail at base 

 like rump; rest of tail above black, heavily washed with white (with 

 rufous under color showing through) ; below, with broad median area 

 nearly pure rich dark rufous, narrow black border, and thin white 

 edge ; chin and throat white ; rest of underparts rich dark rufous. Hairs 

 on back black, with short white tips and either basal, sub-basal, or 

 median rings of rufous. 



Variation. — One topotype has the nape patch extending over 

 shoulders and costal region, rest of back strongly suffused with rusty, 

 and a wash of same color on outside of fore legs and feet ; another. 



