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head (grayish, luixrd witli yellowish biowii. The tail which is less 

 l)UHhy and shorter than in O. (jrainmurux^ is yellowish gniv, the lateral 

 hairs thrice annulated with l>lack. Feet yellowish gray. Under sur- 

 face of body grayish w hite. The interscapular region is often blackish, 

 more or less vermiculated with pale annuli. Length, 410 mm.; tail 

 vertebrae, 170; hind foot, 55; ear above crown, 21; ear above notch, 

 27; length of head, 62. Skull, 57 by 34 mm, 



Remarhs. — Seventy-one specimens were collected from May 10 to 

 July 13, 1894. The greater portion of these had acquired the summer 

 pelage at the time of capture, though many had not finished the molt. 

 It was observed that those living on the high mountains were latest in 

 molting. Young were being born during the whole of this period. 

 In coloration they closely resemble their parents at the same season. 

 The stripe on the shoulders of this species is an interesting indication 

 of its relationship to the striped ground-squirrels. Some of the speci- 

 mens, taken near the last monument, had a strong odor resembling 

 vanilla, from digesting vegetable food. 



Record and measurements of 31 specimens of Otospermophilus beecheyi. 



u Mammse 6 pairs. 



b.American Museum of Natural History. 



« Head and body, 2.55 mm. 



