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mm.; tail 330 mm.; hind foot 120 mm.: southern Cah'fornia to 

 Washington. 



Subspecies of U. californicus 



U. c. californicus Mearns. Southern California. 



U . c. sequoiensis Dixon. Central California. 



U. c. townsendi Merr. Tawny tints darker; ears smaller: northern 

 California. 



U. clementce Merr. Length 688 mm.; tail 250 mm.; hind foot 100 

 mm.; under side of thigh and upper side of hind foot whitish: San 

 Clemente Island, CaKfornia. 



U. catalincB Merr. Length 795 mm.; tail 298 mm.; hind foot 112 

 mm.; white on under side of thigh greatly restricted: Catalina Island, 

 California. 



U. littoralis (Baird). Length 708 mm.; tail 260 mm.; hind foot 109 

 mm. : San Miguel and Santa Cruz Islands, California. 



Family 3. Procyonidae. — Racoons. Body of small or medium size, 

 stout and bear-like; feet plantigrade; claws not retractile; toes 5-5; 

 tail well developed; teeth t^Jt^, i/i, 4/4, 2/2: about 7 genera, all 

 American, 3 genera and 5 species in the United States. 



Key to the Genera of the Procyonidae in the United States 



ai Body stout i. Procyon. 



a2 Body elongate and slender. 



bi Snout not proboscis-like 2. Bassariscus. 



hi Snout proboscis-like 3. Nasua. 



I. Procyon Storr. Body stout; head rather short; snout pointed; 

 tail rather short and ringed with black and white: 8 species, ranging 

 from northern South America to Canada; 3 species in the United 

 States. 



P. lotor (L.). Racoon; coon. Color gray, the hairs being yellowish- 

 brown tipped with black; tail ringed with white and black; a black- 

 patch on cheek; fur rather coarse; length 830 mm.; tail 250 mm.; 

 hind foot 120 mm.; weight about 20 lbs.: United States east of the 

 Rockies. Racoons are nocturnal, forest animals, frequenting the 

 vicinity of water-courses. They are omnivorous in their feeding 

 habits and make their nests mostly in hollow trees, in which they have 

 from 4 to 6 young annually; in the north they hibernate, but not in the 

 south. 



