PEROMYSCUS. 15:i 



Geogr. Distr. Higher mountains of northern Washington and 

 southern British Columbia. 



a. Peroinyscus areas rnhidiis Osgood. 



Peromyscus areas rubidus Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xiv, 

 1901, p. 193. 

 Reddish Mouse. 



Type lacality. Mendocino City, Mendocino County, California. 



Geogr. Distr. Coast region of California and southern Oregon, 

 south to Cazadero, California, in the red wood strip. 



Genl. Char. Similar to P. areas, tail shorter; hind foot smaller. 



Calar. Summer Pelage. Above and on sides brownish fawn; 

 dorsal line dark; under parts white; ears edged with white; tail 

 bicolor. 



Measurements. Total length, 180-203; tail vertebrae, 90-100; 

 hind foot, 21-22. 



307. Peromyscus auripectus (Allen). 



Sitomys auripectus Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. N. Y., 1893, 



P- 75- 

 Peromyscus auripectus Elliot, Syn. N, Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 

 II, 1901, p. 134. Zool. Ser. 

 Golden Breasted Mouse. 



Type locality. Bluff City, San Juan County, Utah. 

 Geogr. Distr. Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. 



308. Peromyscus Stephens! Meams. 



Peromyscus stephensi Meams, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1897, P- 721. 

 Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 136. 

 Zool. Ser. Id. Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, F. C. M. 

 Pub., IV, Pt. I, 1904, p. 190. Zool. Ser. 

 "^Peromyscus petrcBiis Elliot, Pub. Field Columb. Mus., in, 1903, 

 p. 244. Zool. Ser. 

 Stephens' Mouse. 



Type locality. Wagon-road in canon at east base of the Coast 

 Range, San Diego County, southern California. 



Geogr. Distr. From San Diego County and Palm Springs, River- 

 side County, to Lone Pi-ne, Inyo County. 



309. Peromyscus polius Osgood. 



Peromyscus polius Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xvii, 1904, 

 p. 61. Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, F. C. M. 

 Pub., IV, Pt. I, 1904, p. 196. Zool. Ser. 



*Mr. W. H. Osgood kindly compared my specimens with the type of P. 

 stephensi in Coll. Biol. Survey, Wash., and advised me they were of the same 

 species. 



