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exceedingly tame, and was fond of being washed with a wet sponge. 

 He showed no disposition to bite, but when teased or tickled on the 

 leg defended himself with his prickly tail, with which he was able to 

 strike in every direction. 

 Material examined. — 



Specimen 



Brit. Mus.: 

 XXn 20a. 



Berlin Mus.: 

 576 



577. 

 578. 



A.M.N.H.: 



1549 



1552 



1586..-. 



1595.... 



U.S.N.M.: 



6403.... 



10234-... 

 20168-72. 

 24361-2.- 



26341. 



30430. 

 46835. 

 46860. 

 47194- 

 58137- 

 58498. 

 71634. 

 71635. 



72737. 



M.C.Z.: 



2847.. 



6850.. 

 16073- 



16074- 

 17481- 



19246- 

 22453- 



Sex 



3F. 



2M. 

 3F. 



M. 



F, 

 F. 

 F. 

 M. 



Age 



Half grown. 

 Adult 



do 



do 



Half grown. 



Adults. 



Half grown. 



-do. 

 -do. 



....do 



— .do 



do- 



Young. 



do 



do 



Half grown. 



Half grown. 



.—.do 



Young 



do 



Half grown. 



do 



do 



Adult- 



Half grown. 



Adult 



Young 



Adult- 



Half grown. 



do 



do 



Locality 



" Mexico " 



Tampico, Tamau- 



lipas, Mexico. 

 Tres Marias, Na- 



yarit, Mexico. 

 do - 



Tetela, Morclos, 



Mexico. 

 do - 



Mexico- 



-do, 

 .do. 



Date 



Guerrero, Mexico. 

 Escuinapa, Sina- 

 loa, Mexico. 



do 



do..- 



Mir a dor, Vera 



Cruz, Mexico. 

 Uruapax, Micho- 



acan, Mexico. 

 Tehuantepec, 



Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 Isabel Island, Tres 



Marias Island, 



Mexico. 

 Panuco River, 



about 80 miles 



above Tampico, 



Mexico. 

 Tehuantepec, 



Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 Cuicatlan, Oaxaca, 



Mexico. 

 Tlapa, Guerrero, 



Mexico. 

 Cuicatlan, Oaxaca, 



Mexico. 

 Balsas, Guerrero, 



Mexico. 

 Tehauntepec, 



Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 Isabel Island, Na- 



yarit, Mexico. 

 Tres Marias Is- 

 land, Nayarit, 



Mexico. 

 Dondominguilla, 



Oaxaca, Mexico. 



"Jalapa," Mexico. 



Chihuahua, Mex- 

 ico. 



Cerro del Qallo, 

 Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. 



Cerro del Gallo.-. 



Manuel, Tamauli- 

 pas, Mexico. 



P a nuco. Vera 

 Cruz, Mexico. 



" Mexico" 



Prior to 1802. 

 Nov. 13, 1889. 



Oct; 1, 1881. 



do 



Sept. 30, 1903. 



Apr. 11, 1866. 



1828- 



1828. 

 1828- 



(?1 — - 



1879 



Aug. 29, 1892- 

 Apr. 23, 1897. 



(?). 



(?) ■ 



Oct. 12, 1894. 

 Dec. 2, 1894.. 

 Oct. 9, 1894.. 



1901 



1905 



(?)— 



(?) 



1824- 



Novem ber, 

 1872. 



1921 



Oct. 27, 1922.. 



Apr. 16, 1923. 



1828 



Collector 



(?) 



Richardson . 



Remarks 



Forrer . 



-..-do 



Dr. H. Qadow.. 



Purchase 



F. Deppe. 



.--do..- 

 do.— 



Nevins - 



J. H. Batty. 



.do. 

 -do. 



Dr. C.Sartonius. 

 Professor Duges . 



P. L. Jouy 



E. W. Nelson... 



W. Odell 



F.Sumichrast— . 



Nelson and 



Goldman. 

 do 



,..-.do 



J. Hurter... 



do 



J. R. Slevin- 

 do 



Captain Dallas 

 E. R. Mantes--. 



E. R. Dunn. 



do 



W. W. Brown. 



do-..- 



F. Deppe. 



Type. 



Cotype Cyclu- 



roides. 

 Do. 

 Cotype Cydu- 



roides and 



type denticu- 



lata. 



10 specimens. 



Type of multi- 

 spinis. 



Formerly Ber 

 lin cotype 

 No. 577. 



