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ity (San Jose delCabo): Totallength, 240; tail vertebras, 

 141 ; hind foot, 36.5. 



General characters, — Similar to D. merriami, but 

 smaller; terminal third of tail abruptly blackish. 



Color. — Upper parts pale ochraceous-buff mixed rather 

 sparingly with black-tipped hairs ; crescents at base of 

 whiskers small ; face and supraorbital spot white ; not 

 dusky on ankle ; upper and lower tail-stripes continuous 

 to tip, meeting considerably anterior to end of vertebrae, 

 the crested penicillate part blackish. 



