1902.] Allen, Mammal Names Proposed by Oken. 377 



8. Xerospermophilus Merriam, 1892, type, Spermophilus mohavensis 



Merriam. 



9. Ammospermophilus Merriam, 1892, type Spermophilus leucurus 



Merriam. 

 10. C 'all o Spermophilus Merriam, 1897, type, Sciurus lateralis Say. 



Orison (p. 1000). Type and only species, Viverra vittata 

 Schreber = Galictis Bell, 1826, same type. Synonyms: Ei- 

 rara Lund, 1839 (in part); Grisonia Gray, 1843. The name 

 Grison follows, instead of precedes, as is usually the order, the 

 name of the species, but Grison stands as a technical name 

 on p. xi. 



Tayra (p. 1001). Based, as the name indicates, primarily 

 on the ' Tayra,' or Mustela barbara Linn., but includes also the 

 Pekan (Mustela canadensis Oken =M. pennanti Erxl.) = Eira 

 H. Smith, 1842. Synonym: Galera Gray, 1843. 



Thos (p. 1037). Proposed for, and includes only, the 

 Jackals, the first species being Thos C[anis] ceylonensis Oken 

 ( = Canis aureus Linn., part). Synonyms: Lupulus Blain- 

 ville, 1830; Sacalius H. Smith, 1839, which has the same type; 

 Oxygons Hodgson, 1841, same type; Dieba Gray, 1869, type, 

 Canis anthus F. Cuvier. 



The species referred by Oken to Thos are: (i) Thos C. cey- 

 lonensis] (2) Th. C. mesomelas; (3) Thos C. barbarus ( = 

 Canis anthus F. Cuvier, 1824); (4) Thos vulgaris ( = Canis 

 aureus Linn). 



Vulpes (p. 1033); Lupus (p. 1039). These names are used 

 in combination with specific names and correspond to super- 

 specific divisions of his Canis, but are not employed in a man- 

 ner that entitles them to recognition in nomenclature. Brisson 

 and Oken are strictly comparable in their use of these names, 

 which are not tenable from either of these authors. 



Panthera (p. 1052); Tigris (p. 1054); Leo (p. 1070). Oken 

 divides his genus Felis into four primary sections, to which he 

 formally applies only vernacular names, as follows, i. Luchse 

 [Lynx]', 2. Pardel, Lunzen [Panthera]; 3. Tiger [Tigris]; 4. 

 Lowen [Leo] ; but under each, in enumerating the species, he 

 employs with considerable consistency their Latin equivalents, 

 namely (respectively), Lynx, Panthera, Tigris, and Leo. The 



