r 93 ] Allen, New Mammals from Si/ia/oa, Mexico. 615 



Measurements (from a well-made skin, the flesh measurements not 

 being at present available). Total length, 805 mm. ; tail vertebrae, 117; 

 hind foot, 160; ear from notch (probably shrunken), 55. Skull, total 

 length, 115; basilar length of Hensel, 94; palatal length, 41; nasals 

 (imperfect); zygomatic breadth, 78; interorbital breadth, 22; breadth 

 across postorbital processes, 52; mastoid breadth, 52.3; breadth be- 

 tween outer corners of upper carnassials, 45.5; length of upper car- 

 nassial, 14.6. 



Lynx r. escitinapce is distinguished from winter specimens of 

 L. r. calijornicus and L. r. texensis by smaller size, shorter and. 

 coarser pelage, more rufous and less gray coloration, the 

 greater abundance of black spots and streaks on the back, 

 and the absence of the black soles. 



