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than in A. monax. The body of the lower jaw is lower, the descending ramus projecting further 

 backward than in A. monax. 



This animal agrees very well with the A. flam venter of Bachman, except in being chestnut 

 colored beneath instead of yellow. This is, however, a difference of no consequence. 



A very imperfect skin, collected at Fort Dalles by Dr. Suckley, is in very imperfect fur, and 

 does not furnish the materials for a satisfactory description. It is about the size of the northern 

 hare, (Lepus americanus,) and is just changing its fur, the new hairs being very short. The 

 prevailing color above of the short hairs is a very pale grizzled brownish white and black, 

 imparting a hoary appearance. The old soft under fur, however, is dusky at the base, then 

 light brownish yellow, then brownish chestnut. The under parts are yellowish chestnut, the 

 base of the fur darker ; the sides of the neck and shoulders, and the area round the fore legs, 

 with the legs themselves, are similar, but more yellowish. The tail is yellowish rusty, becoming 

 brownish towards the roots of the hairs. The end of the muzzle all round is whitish, margined 

 all round by a broad band of rather dark brownish chestnut, interrupted under the throat. 

 The soles of the feet are naked. 



This specimen bears a close resemblance to the Arctomys monax, but differs in the yellowish 

 tail and legs. 



Although there are some differences in these two specimens, yet they are hardly of specific 

 value ; at any rate, for the present I shall combine them and refer both to Arctomys flavivenier, 

 a species the essential character of which appears to be in having all the legs and feet reddish 

 inside and out, in distinction to the universally black feet of A. monax. 



No locality is given by Bachman to his animal, having found it among some skins in the 

 rooms of the Zoological Society of London. Supposed to have come from Western Texas or 

 California. 



List of specimens. 



i Measured before skinning. 



s Much stretched. 



