126 CANIS. 



back, remainder pale cinnamon. Ex type in United States National 

 Museum. 



Measurements. Total length, 1143; tail, 330; hind foot, 330; 

 ear, 118. Skull: Occipito-nasal length, 165; Hensel, 160; zygomatic 

 width, 92; intertemporal width, 33.5; length of nasals, 63.2; palatal 

 length, 87.2; length of upper molar series, 69.3; length of mandible, 

 53.5; length of lower molar series, 72. Ex type in United States 

 National Museum. 



Canis nebrascensis texensis Bailey. 



Canis nebrascensis texensis Bailey, N. Am. Fauna, No. 25, 1905, 



P. 175- 

 Texas Coyote. 



Type locality. Cummings Creeks, Colorado County, Texas. 



Geogr. Distr. Middle and southern Texas, eastward to Gainesville 

 and Richmond. 



Genl. Char. Similar to C. nebrascensis, but darker and brighter; 

 dentition lighter. 



Color. Winter Pelage. Buffy gray clouded with black; legs, ears 

 and nose bright fulvous; throat and belly whitish; black line down 

 front of fore leg; tail dull bufly gray, tip black. Ex type in United 

 States National Museum. 



Measurements. Total length, 1.143; tail vertebrae, 355; hind 

 foot, 1 80. Skull: Basal length, 169; length of nasals, 67; zygomatic 

 breadth, 94; mastoid width, 61; intertemporal breadth, 30; length 

 of crown of upper carnassial, 19.8; length of upper molar series, 67.6; 

 length of mandible, 135.6; length of lower molar series, 75.6. Ex type 

 in United States National Museum. 



Canis floridanus Miller. 



Canis florid anus Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXV, 1912, p. 95. 



Type locality. Horse Landing, St. Johns River, Florida. 



Genl. Char. Premolars larger, and carnassial less robust than in 

 C. lycaon; rostral portion of skull weaker. 



Color. Upperparts light buff gray clouded with black ; underparts 

 pale yellowish buff; muzzle, legs and feet ochraceous; tail buff at 

 base, hairs on remainder absent; under fur dark brown. Ex type in 

 United States National Museum. 



Measurements. Tail, about 230; hind foot, about 189 (flat skin). 

 Skull: Occipital region gone; Hensel, 175; zygomatic width, 122; 

 intertemporal width, 40; length of nasals, 70.7; length of upper molar 

 series, 72.1; length of mandible, 160; length of lower molar series, 

 85.2. Ex type in United States National Museum. 



