WESTERN CHIPMUNK 



Marin Chipmunk. — Eutamias townsendii alleni Howell 



Slightly smaller than sonomcB; pelage darker that sonomcB 

 but brighter than ochrogenys and more distinctly striped- 

 outer pair of light stripes with strong buffy tinge- underparts 

 with light wash of buffy. Total length, 9.2 inches- tail 

 vertebra;, 4.2 inches; hind foot, 1.48 inches. Found in 

 Coast region of Marin County, California, from Point 

 Reyes east to Mount Tamalpais." (Howell) 

 Long-eared Chipmunk.— £z//aw /a 5 qnadrimacidatus (Gray) 

 A large-eared, bright-colored species. Upperparts grizzled 

 grayish and rufous; three internal dark stripes well defined 

 black mixed with rufous; outer pair of dark stripes less con- 

 spicuous, rufous m color; inner light stripes gray, mixed with 

 rufous, outer pair neariy clear whitish; broad, facial stripes 

 and large ear patch white; black markings on sides of face 

 and head conspicuous; feet buffy; tail above, rufous at base 

 ot hairs, banded with black, edged with whitish, below 

 broadly rufous, black banded, white edged; underparts 

 white. Total length, 10.5 inches; tail vertebrae, 4.8 inches- 

 hmd foot, 1.44 inches. Found in "Upper Transition 

 Zone along west slope of Sierra Nevada, from Yosemite 

 National Park northward at least to Quincy Plumas 

 County." ^ (Grinnell) 

 Merriam Chipmunk. — Eutamias merriami merriami (A.llen) 

 Size rather large; color pattern dull and grayish. General 

 tone of upperparts grizzled grayish and buffy; dark dorsal 

 stripes hve m number; inner pair of light stripes colored like 

 hanks outer pair light grayish; ear patches inconspicuous 

 gray; dark stripe through eye from nose to ear; hairs of tail 

 above, black, banded and tipped with buffy to whitish 

 below rufous, banded with black, edged with buffy under- 

 parts white. Total length, 10 inches; tail vertebrae 46 

 inches; hmd foot, 1.3 inches. Found in "Upper Sonoran 

 and lower Transition Zones on the mountains of the San 

 Diegan district, south to the Cuyamaca and Laguna moun- 

 tains, San Diego County; also north and east through the 

 1 ehachapi mountains and along the western foothills of the 

 Sierra Nevada at least to Raymond, Madera County also 

 north through the coast ranges to San Luis Obispo County " 

 (Grinnell) Plane XXIV. ^' 



Santa Cruz Chipmunk. — Eutamias merriami pricei (Allen) 

 Resembling typical merriami in size and dull type of color 

 pattern, but much browner where merriami is gray Upper 

 parts mixed brown and gray; dark dorsal stripes mixed hazel 

 and black, outer pair of dark stripes with very little black - 

 inner light stripes with very little gray; outer pair more 

 conspicuously gray; sides warm tawny; underparts white 

 lightly tinged with buffy on abdomen. Total length 10 

 inches; tail vertebra3, 4.6 inches; hind foot, 1.4 inches 

 l^ound m humid Transition and Upper Sonoran in the 

 coast region south of San Francisco Bay, from San Mateo 



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