334 VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF THE UNITED STATES 



E. townsendii (Bachman). Color dark yellowish brown with 5 

 black dorsal stripes; light stripes almost obsolete; tail black, fringed 

 with w^hite; belly white; length 257 mm.; tail 107 mm.; hind foot 35 

 mm.; i annual htter, possibly more, of 2 to 6 each: British Columbia 

 to central California. 



Subspecies of E. toivnsendii 



E. t. townsendii (Bach.). British Columbia to the Columbia River; 

 coastal region. 



E. t. senex (Allen). Color uniform gray: Boreal zone of the Sierra 

 Nevada and Cascade Ranges from Mariposa County, California to 

 Cook County, Oregon. 



E. t. cooped (Baird). Color grizzled gray; 3 dorsal stripes distinct, 

 the others not: Cascade Mountains near Mount Ranier; Boreal zone. 



E. t. ochrogenys Merr. Colors dull; stripes inconspicuous: humid 

 coastal region of northwestern California and southern Oregon. 



E. merriami (Allen). Color pale yellowish gray; ears high, pointed; 

 length 250 mm.; tail 117 mm.; hind foot 34 mm.: mountains of southern 

 California. 



Subspecies oj E. merriami 



E. m. merriami (Allen). Mountains of San Diego County and 

 northwards to San Luis Obispo. 



E. m. pricei (Allen). Color grayish brown; with 5 black dorsal 

 stripes: coastal region from San Francisco to Monterey, California. 



E. qiiadrimaculatus (Gray). Color of head and rump gray, rest of 

 back ferruginous; ears very large; black markings on the side of the 

 face conspicuous; length 262 mm.; tail 120 mm.; hind foot 35 mm.: 

 central California from Yosemite Park to Quincy. 



E. speciosus (Allen). Color with much white and gray; tip of tail 

 black; length 234 mm.; tail 120 mm.; hind foot 32 mm.: San Bernardino 

 and San Jacinto Mountains to central California, Boreal zone. 



Subspecies oj E. speciosus 



E. s. speciosus (Allen). San Bernardino and San Jacinto Counties, 

 California. 



E. s.frater (Allen). Dark colors more distinct; size smaller: western 

 Nevada to central California; Lake Tahoe. 



E. s. callipeplus (Merr.). Shoulders ochraceous; flanks fulvous; 

 size small: Yosemite Valley to Mount Pinos. 



