70 SCIURUS. 



a. Sciiiriis poJiopits hernandezi (Nelson). 



Sciurus albipes hemandezi Nelson, Science, viii, 1898, p. 783. 

 Sciurus albipes quercinus Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xii, 1898, 



p. 150. (nee Erxl.) 

 Sciurus wagneri quercinus Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. N. Y., 



1898, p. 453. 



Sciurus poliopus hemandezi Nelson, Proc. Wash. Acad. Scien., i, 



1899, p. 48. Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, F. C. 

 M. Pub., IV, Pt. I, 1904, p. 118. Zool. Ser. 



Oak Woods Squirrel. 



Type locality. Mountains 15 miles west of the city of Oaxaca, 

 State of Oaxaca, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Mountains west of Oaxaca Valley into southern part 

 of the State of Puebla and southeastern portion of State of Guer- 

 rero, Mexico. Altitude, 8,000-9,000 feet. 



h. Sciurus poliopus pere^rinntor Nelson. 



Sciurus poliopus peregrinator Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xvii,^ 

 1904, p. 149. 

 Puebla Squirrel. 



Type locality. Piaxtla, State of Puebla. 



Geogr. Distr. Southern part of State of Puebla, northwestern por- 

 tion of State of Oaxaca and adjacent parts of State of Guerrero. 



Genl. Char. Like 5. p. hemandezi, but brighter. 



Color. Top of nose and fore part of crown iron gray ; back part of 

 crown and nape dark ochraceous buffy and black ; rest of upper parts 

 light iron gray mixed with ochraceous ; sides of body paler ; rump patch 

 mixed with black ; top of feet white ; under parts of body cream buff ; 

 tail above black washed with white, bottom of hairs rusty ochraceous, 

 beneath ochraceous bordered with black and edged with white. 



Measttrements. Total length, 535 ;tail vertebrae, 273 ; hind foot, 69. 



c. Sciurus poliopus nemoralis (Nelson). 



Sciurus albipes nemoralis Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xii, 



■ 1898, p. 151. 

 Sciurus wagneri nemoralis Allen, Bull. Am. Mtis. Nat. Hist. N. Y., 



1898, p. 454. 



Sciurus poliopus nemoralis Nelson, Proc. Wash. Acad. Scien., i, 



1899, p. 50. Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, F. 

 C. M. Pub., IV, Pt. I, 1904, p. 118. Zool. Ser. 



MicHOACAN Squirrel. 



Type locality. Patzcuaro, State of Michoacan, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Volcano of Toluca, State of Mexico, to Nahuatzin, 

 State of Michoacan, Mexico. Altitude 7,000-12,000 feet. 



