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dark stripes; all below dull buff, nearly white on the chin; the 

 tail is yellowish brown or sienna, with a fringe of coarse 

 hairs that are black but have yellowish white tips. April 

 specimens from Winnipeg are very pale and brown. The 

 female Is similar. 



When seen on the prairie, its stripes, general olive tone 

 and short ears readily distinguish it even if it chance to be 

 near the haunts of the Chipmunks. Its style of uniform is 

 indeed unique; the only approach to It is seen in the Rio 

 Grande Ground-squirrel, which has rows of white spots and is 

 otherwise different. 



Seven races are recognized: 



tridecemlineatus Mitchlll, the typical form. 



pallidus Allen, smaller and paler. 



olivaceus Allen, like pallidus^ but darker. 



parvus Allen, very small. 



alleni Merrlam, smaller, darker and more olive than 



type. 

 texensts Merrlam, like type, but smaller and redder. 

 hadius Bangs, very large and red. 



Specimens from Turtle Mountain, Man., show an ap- 

 proach to pallidus. 



Life-history. 



RANGE The Striped Ground-squirrel is found on all the dry 



prairies of Manitoba, from Lytleton to Duck Mountain, from 

 Pembina to Selkirk, and from Brokenhead to Fort Ellice, but 

 it is less strictly a prairie species than its yellow congener, and 

 is often seen in the partly wooded country. At Dauphin I 

 was shown specimens taken there by H. C. Nead, and learned 

 from many that the species abounds on Gilbert Plains and 

 northward as far as Fork River. A few are to be found even 

 farther, along the neighbouring Gravel Ridge east of Duck 



