MILLER AND REHN: NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS. 67 



Subgenus Olidosus Merriam. 



1901. Olidosus Merriam, Proc. biol. soc. Washington, xiv, 

 p. 120. July 19, 1901. Type. — Sus albirostris [lliger = 

 Tayassu pecari Fischer. 



Tayassu albirostre (Illiger), p. 13. This is replaced by : 

 Tayassu pecari Fischer. 

 1*14. [ Tayassu] pecari Fischer, Zoognosia, in, p. 285. 



1902. Tayassu pecari Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., 

 xvi, ]». 165. July 1, 1902. 



Type locality. — Paraguay. 



16. Tayassu pecari ringens (Merriam). 



1901. Tayassu albirostris ringens Merriam, Proc. biol. soc. 

 Washington, xiv, p. 121. July 19, 1901. 



1902. Tayassu pecari ringens Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. nat. 

 hist,, xvi, p. 166. July 1, 1902. 



Type locality. — Apazote, near Yohaltun, State of Canipeche, 

 Mexico. 



Family CERVIDAE. 



(lenus ODOCOILEUS Rafinesque. 



Genus Odocoih us Rafinesque, p. 13, has been replaced by: 

 <t(mius DAMA Zimmermann. 



1777. Dama Zimmermann, Specimen zoologiae geographicae, 



p. 351. 

 1902. Dama Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. nat, hist., xvi, p. 18- 



20. February 1, 1902. 

 Type. — Dama virginiana Ray = the Virginia deer. 



According to Miller (Proc. biol. soc Washington, xv, ]>. •'!'.», 

 March 5, 1902), Sclater (Ann. and mag. nat. hist,, 7th ser., ix, p. 

 289-290, April, 1902), and Thomas (Proc. biol. soc. Washington, 

 w, ]>. 198, October 10, 1902) this change is not justified by the 

 character of Zimmermann's work. 



