THE MAMMALS oi' FL()RI|)A. 121 



Si/o)uys jforic/diuis ChaiMiian. Bull. Am, i^^u.s. Nat. Hist., VI., 

 1^94' P- 336. 



Above, brownish ^ray, shadiiii;- into lawn color on the sides ; 

 iinderparts white: lenuth, includino- tail, about 7.50: tail, 3 to 3.50. 



Probably not uncommon, although but few specimens have been 

 taken. 



It has been recorded from Enterprise, Gainesville, Citronelle, and 

 at one or two points on the Indian River and at Lake Worth, tiie 

 latier being Dr. Merriam's type of .S'. macropus. 



SITOnVS AHERICANUS QOSSYPINUS {Lc Conh^. 

 Deer Mouse. 



Brown above, whitish beneath : length, including tail, about 7 ; 

 tail. 2.50 to 3.25. 



Abundant frequently in the hummocks. 



Mr. Chapman (Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., VI., 1894, p. 336), 

 considers Sitoiiiys iiicgarcphalns, Rhoads. (C. F. Rhoads, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 1894, p. 254) as inseparable from this 

 form, stating that specimens in his series " practically match them 

 both in size and color." 



SITOHYS AUREOLUS {Wci^n.). 

 Golden Mouse. 



General color, golden brown : the underparts are wliite : length, 

 including tail, 5.50 to 6.2-^ : tail, 2.25 to 2.90. 



Specimens have been taken by Mr. J. Robinson, at Gaines- 

 ville, and by Mr. C. J. Maynard at Dummits Grove, on the Mos- 

 quito Lagoon. 



ARVICOLA PINETORUM (Le Conte). 

 Le Conte's Pine Mouse. 



Ears nearly ccnicealed : upper parts reddish brown : under parts 

 slaty gray; tail very short: length, including tail, 4 104.75; tail 

 about .75. 



