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Citellus beecheyi beecheyi (Richardson) 



"Spermophilus Beecheyi" (part), Cooper, Zoology, in 

 Cronise, The Natural Wealth of California, 1868, p. 443 (A 

 serious pest in all parts of the valleys). 



"Spermophilus Beecheyi Rich." (part), Cooper, Proc. Cal. 

 Acad. Sci., 4, 1870, pp. 63, 77 (Believed to be peculiar to Cali- 

 fornia). 



Specimen examined. — One : No. 2384, U. S. Nat. Mus. ; 

 original label missing ; a very old and greasy label reads "2384 

 Spermophilus beecheyi Santa Clara, Cal. Dr. J. G. Cooper." 



Skin with skull inside ; fore feet aligned along sides of neck ; 

 hind feet folded forward beneath body and tied together; tail 

 skinned, extending irregularly backward. 



Citellus beecheyi fisheri (Merriam) 



"Spermophilus Beecheyi" (part). Cooper, Zoology, in Cron- 

 ise, The Natural Wealth of California, 1868, p. 443 ("So 

 numerous and destructive in all parts of the valleys that are not 

 annually inundated, as to be one of the most serious pests of 

 the farmer and gardener") ; Amer. Nat. 3, 1869, pp. 182-189, 

 (Said to abound in the southern part of California) ; Amer. 

 Nat, 8, 1874, p. 15 (Said to be scarce in the Cuyamaca Moun- 

 tains, though common near river beds along the coast). 



"Spermophilus Beecheyi Rich." (part). Cooper, Proc. Cal. 

 Acad. Sci., 4, 1870, pp. 63, 77 (Believed to be peculiar to Cali- 

 fornia). 



Specimen examined. — One: No. 5645, Univ. Calif. Mus. 

 Vert. Zool. ; obverse of label "748a California Ground Squirrel 

 [name pasted on] $ San Diego Cal Jan 27th '62 J. G. C"; 

 reverse, eleven measurements and a slip, bearing the name 

 "Spermophilus beecheyi, Rich." 



Specimen prepared as a study skin, stuffed with tow, fixed to 

 lie on back ; skull inside skin ; fore legs folded onto breast, hind 

 legs crossed at posterior end of body ; tail folded along side of 

 body, abdominal incision very roughly sewed together; speci- 

 men in good condition. 



