244 ORYZOMYS. 
TEAPA Rice Rat. 
Type locality. Teapa, State of Tabasco, Mexico. 
Geogr. Distr. Stateof Tabasco westward probably to State of Puebla. 
Genl. Char. Similar to O. rostratus, but smaller and more red; 
and is distinguishable from QO. melanotis by its darker color and 
larger hind foot. 
Color. Above deep fulvous lined with black, darkest on median 
line; sides yellowish brown; under parts grayish white, with a buff 
tinge; tail black above, whitish beneath; thighs plumbeous; hands 
and feet flesh color; ears dark brown. 
Measurements. Total length, 272; tail vertebre, 140; hind foot, 31. 
230. victus (Oryzomys), Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th Ser., 
T,, FAQ, D7 7: 
ST. VINCENT Rice Rat. 
Type locality. Island of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. 
Genl. Char. Molars large and stout; palate ending close to pos- 
terior edge of third upper molar; braincase lengthened; parietal 
ridges developed. 
Color. Above dark rufous; beneath buffy white; no orbital ring; 
tail brown above, paler below, nearly naked; hands and feet silvery 
white; ears brown. 
Measurements. Total length, 217; tail, 121; hind foot, 26.7; ear, 
14. Skull: basilar length, 21.4; basal length, 23.8; greatest breadth, 
15.1; length of nasals, 11.2; interorbital constriction, 4.5; palatal 
length from henselion, 12.3; length of upper molar series, 4.1. 
231. devius (Oryzomys), Bangs, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zodl., XXxIx, 1902, 
Pp. 34- 
LONELY RicE Rat. 
Type locality. Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama. Altitude, 5,000 feet. 
Genl. Char. Like O. childi, ex Colombia, but under parts white 
and fulvous. 
Color. Upper parts russet brown; dorsal region darker; orbital 
region black; under side of head and neck grayish white; pectoral 
and ventral patch white; tail above dusky, beneath grayish; hands 
and feet yellowish white; ears large, black. 
Measurements. Total'length, 335-360; tail vertebra, 165-195; 
hind foot, 33-36; ear, 22-23. Skull: basal length, 31.6; occipito- 
nasal length, 36; zygomatic width, 18; mastoid width, 13.8; inter- 
orbital width, 5.6; length of nasals, 14.2; width of nasals, 3.8; length 
of palatal slits, 5.6; width of palatal slits, 2.6; length of palate to 
palatal notch, 15.6; upper molar series, 5.4; length of single half 
mandible, 20. (Bangs, l. c.) 
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