598 MONOGRAPHS OF NORTH AMERICAN RODENTIA. 
They are considered by the Indians to possess high gastronomic qual- 
ities. To ascertain this I had one roasted. secundum artem. I found it 
excellenitin anieteea 
Dr. Suckley gave some measurements, derived from examination of three 
fresh specimens, as follows :— 
“Measurements of specimens. 
No. 92, * . 
g. [No-93, d.|No. 94, 9. 
‘From tip of nose to base of tail 12. 75 13. 00 12°25 
‘Vertebre of tail......-.---.----- oon oe 1.50 1.50 1.50 
“From base of tail to tip of hair 2.37 1, 25} 2. 29 
“ From occipital protuberance to tip of nose........-..----.2----+--+----ee-eee eee oo 3. 00 3. 00§ 3. 75§}| 
“ Distance between ears CALC i Pemesens sen |reecconic 
Height lof earsiposterioriy, about. 21. .s--esee sa =niteena een ses= soe eee = geen ene an ee een an OE | eso 5 -79 
‘Easy girth of head, measured around the ears (Ot | soeetsae| le s-55--- 
‘Olecranon:tOWwNiSt)sso-ee= seen ree ame eee ac: 2.50 
“Middle nail of fore paw, about...-.----. =a -50 
‘From wrist to end of longest nail Secoserts socte: os 1. 60 
Peasy, girth: behind ShOn|Gerss~ oce-= 2-03 = =sasien se delieeeene =e anne > ae enea ae eee 7.12 
“Extent from most projecting toe nail of hind foot to ditto of fore foot, extreme stretch . 18. 00 
‘Brom héel:toendrof middle toe mallee. s22- erase eee ae ee eee eee een eee 2,12 
‘* Longest whiskers, about; -. <2: 2-220 Gee decpaen se ewerhbetn a oes cee tae ete nen Roe eae | een ete | aac ree 
* Collector's numbers. _f Inches and decimals. { Obvious misprint for 225. §‘ Nearly.” || Meant for 2.75? 
A few years later, in 1864, Professor Peters (1. s. c.) described specimens 
from California as constituting a new variety, to which he applied the name 
of Haplodon leporinus var. californicus. I have seen no specimens from that 
region, nor is the material available at present sufficient to enable us to come 
to final conclusions respecting the normal rate of susceptibility to individual 
variation. The few specimens, however, indicate that the rate is at least as 
high as that. which has been established for various mammals more or less 
closely allied; and, should such prove really the case, there would be no impro- 
priety in considering var. californicus as strictly synonymous. 
F.—TABLES OF MEASUREMENTS. 
TABLE I.— Measurements of three alcoholic specimens of HAPLODON RUFUS. 
ne & 7 | 
: From tip of nose to— _| Tai! to end Length of— z g : A 
5 of— : ° 5 E tet 
2 ez 5 a = 3 
g a = S$4| 2 ° a 
z Locality. ; ; ; ia 2/3 = E a 
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S . A= : 2 rs © Ss 5 9 | ‘te tw | 3 5 
5 la fe elec pect ER | chide Erie | a | eS = 
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11358 | Olympia, W. T.| ¢ | 1.60 | 2.40 | 3.00 j11.00 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2 50] 0.75 | 4.50 | 0.55 Alcoholic. 
11354)||--do 22. see. ° So | 1.60} 2.70 | 3.20 112.00 | 1.00 | 1.75 |...--. 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 0.80 | 4.75 | 0.50 |....do. 
D357] cee doe sees. o | 1.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 {11.00 | 1.10 2.00 | 1.60 | 2.10 } 2.10 | 2.40 | 0.75 | 4.00 | 0.60 |....do. 
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