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Neotoma fuscipes dispar Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., IX, 1894, 

 p. 124; Elliot, Syn. Mamm. N. Amer., 1901, p. 160 (F. C. M. 

 Pub., Zool. Ser. II). 



Type locality. Fort Tejon, California. 



Geogr. Distr. Eastern basal slopes of the Sierra Nevada in Inyo 

 and Kern Counties, California, and through Walker Pass to the foot- 

 hill region at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, Upper 

 Sonora Zone. 



Genl. Char. Hairs of under surfaces unicolored to roots; anterior 

 palatal spine touches the vomer. 



Color. Entire upperparts fuscous and buff; underparts white to 

 root of hairs; hands and feet white; tail black above, white beneath. 

 Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Measurements. Total length, 380; tail, 167; hind foot, 35; ear, 

 27. 



Neotoma floridana illinoensis Howell. 



Neotoma floridana illinoensis Howell, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXIII, 

 1910, p. 28. 



Type locality. Wolf Lake, Union County, Illinois. 



Geogr. Distr. Swamp region of southern Illinois and southward to 

 northeastern Arkansas. Austroriparian division of lower austral zone. 



Genl. Char. Like N. baileyi but tail darker and longer. 



Color. Fore part of head and face gray, above mixed buff and 

 black, sometimes ochraceous-buff and black ; underparts grayish white 

 with a yellow tinge; tail blackish above, grayish white below; hands 

 and feet white. Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Measurements. Total length, 395; tail, 190; hind foot, 37. Skull: 

 Occipito-nasal length, 49; in tertemporal width, 6.5; zygomatic width, 

 25; length of nasals, 19.6; palatal length, 8.6; length of upper molar 

 series, 10; length of mandible, 26.6; length of lower molar series, 8.9. 

 Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Neotoma intermedia pretiosa Goldman. 



Neotoma intermedia pretiosa Goldm., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 

 XXII, 1909, p. 139. 



Type locality. Matancita (also called Soledad), 50 miles north 

 of Magdalena Bay, Lower California, Mexico. Altitude 100 feet. 



Geogr. Distr. West coast and islands of Lower California from 

 San Jorge (southwest of Comondu) south to Margarita Island, Lower 

 Sonoran Zone. 



Genl. Char. Larger and paler than N. intermedia, tail shorter; 

 bullse larger. 



