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Sciurus douglasii albolimbatus Allen 



"Sciurus Douglassii" (part), Cooper, Zoology, in Cronise, 

 The Natural Wealth of California, 1868, p. 444 ("It is found 

 north of San Francisco bay and in the Sierras. . . ."). 



Specimens examined. — Three: Nos. 5641, 5642, 5643, 

 Univ. Calif. Mus. Vert. Zool. No. 5641 : obverse of label 

 "Sciurus douglassii $ Strawberry Flat,^^ Cal. — Sept. 18-63, 

 J. G. C"; reverse, eleven measurements. No. 5642: obverse 

 of label "Oregon Red Squirrel [pasted on] 6 Summit John- 

 son's Pass Sept 2A — '63 J. G. C"; reverse, eleven measure- 

 ments, a number "1128a," and the name "Sciurus douglassii, 

 Bach." pasted on. No. 5643 : obverse of label "Summit, 

 Placer Co Cal. July 26 '70"; reverse "Sciurus Douglassii, 

 Bach. J. G. C" 



The specimens are prepared with skulls inside, fore feet 

 folded on breast, hind feet either folded beneath abdomen or 

 crossed behind body; tails disposed variously posteriorly; ab- 

 dominal slits sewed up in two specimens, left gaping open in 

 the other; specimens in very good condition. 



Sciurus griseus nigripes Bryant 



"Sciurus leporinus" Cooper, Zoology, in Cronise, The Nat- 

 ural Wealth of California, 1868, p. 443 (". . . common 

 in the mountains from Santa Cruz north") ; Amer. Nat., 3, 

 1869, p. 186 ("Southern coast slope" of California). 



Specimens examined. — Two : No. 5644, Univ. Calif. Mus. 

 Vert. Zool. ; No. 5647, Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard Univ. No. 

 5644: obverse of label "Sciurus leporinus, Aud. & Bach, 

 [name pasted on] $ Sta Cruz Mts Cal May 27 '64 J. G. C." ; 

 reverse, eleven measurements. No. 5647 : original label miss- 

 ing; "Near San Francisco, Dr. J. G. Cooper." 



No. 5644 prepared as usual by Dr. Cooper; skull inside 

 skin, fore feet folded on breast, hind feet extended backward. 

 Specimen in excellent condition. The skin of No. 5647 has 

 been made over into a modern museum specimen. 



-'Strawberry Flat: Tuolumne County, California, South Fork of the Stanislaus 

 River, on main wagon road across Sonora Pass, about 25 miles distant (straight line) 

 from Sonora in a general northeasterly direction (see Whitney's Map of California 

 and Nevada, State Geological Survey of (Dalifornia, 2nd ed., 1874). 



