108 PROCEEDINGS : BOS TON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 



221. Vulpes pribilofensis Merriam. 



1902. Vulpes pribilofensis Merriam, Proc. biol. soc. Wash- 

 ington, xv, p. 171. August 6, 1902. 



Type locality. — St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Bering 

 Sea. 



222. Vulpes velox hebes Merriam. 



1902. Vulpes relax hebes Merriam, Proc. biol. soc. Washing- 

 ton, xv, p. 73. March 22, 1902. 

 Type locality. — Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 



Family MUSTELIDAE. 



Genus Mephitis Cuvier, p. 212. It has been shown by Howell 

 (North Amer. fauna, no. 20, p. 14-15, August 31, 1901, and 

 Proc. biol. soc. Washington, xv, p. 1-9, February 18, 1902), that in 

 accordance with existing rules of nomenclature this name must give 

 place to : 



Genus CHINCH A Lesson. 



1842. Chincha Lesson, Nouv. tabl. regne anim., mamm., 

 p. 67. Type. — Chincha americana Lesson = Viverra 

 mephitis Schreiser. 

 The validity of this position is denied by Allen (Bull. Amer. 

 mus. nat. hist., xiv, p. 325-334, November 12, 1901, and Proc. biol. 

 soc. Washington, xv, p. 59-66, March 22, 1902). A rule recom- 

 mended by Allen, Howell, and others (Science, n. s., xvi, p. 114- 

 115, July 18, 1902), but not yet incorporated in any code of nomen- 

 clature, would, if adopted, result in the retention of the name 

 Mephitis as commonly used prior to 1901. 



This genus has been revised by Howell (North Amer. fauna, no. 

 20, August 31, 1901). The species stand as follows : 



Subgenus Chincha. 



Chincha mephitis (Schreber). 

 1776. Viverra mephitis Schreber, Saugthiere, in, p. 444. 

 1792. Viverra mephitica Shaw, Museum Leverianum, p. 171 



(part). 



