76 MR. O. THOMAS ON MAMMALS FROM VERA CRUZ. [Feb. 4> 



From L. sylvaticus, an inhabitant of the same district, it is distin- 

 guishable at the first glance by the characters already referred to. 

 L. yraysoni, if really distinct from L. sylvaticus, does not approach 

 it at all. It cannot of course be confounded with any of the 

 American Changing Hares, nor with the large and peculiarly marked 

 L. callotis and L. californicus. L. trowbridgei is very much smaller. 

 Z. brasiliensis and L. gabbi are smaller, have harsher fur, and much 

 shorter ears and tail ; and, finally, L. palustris and L. aquaticus are 

 distinguished from it by their harsh fur and by the fusion of their 

 postorbital processes with the frontal bone. I have also compared 

 it with specimens of L. cuniculus, which might of course have been 

 introduced, but it is evidently quite distinct from that animal. 



16. DiCOTYLES TAJACTJ, L. 



2 d", 1 2 . 9 & 11/88. R. Juan Martin, Misantla, 2000 feet. 

 S . 1 1/S8. R. Ranchro Nuevo, Misantla, 320 feet. 

 d. 11/88. Santa Ana, Jalapa. 

 (5 5 . 1 1/88. Hacienda de Tortugas, Jalapa. 

 c?. 10/88. Jalapa. 

 " Jaboli." Eyes dark bluish grey. 



17. Cariacus viRGiNiANUs, Bodd. 



Young c? • 8/88. Palo Gacho, Jalapa. 

 " Gamito." Eyes grey. 



18. CoASsus RUFiNus, Puch. 



2 . 8/88. Huatusco, 4000 feet. 

 " Femasate." Eyes brownish grey. 



19. TaMANDUA TETRADACTYLA, L. 



2 . 1 1/88. Hacienda de Tortugas, Jalapa. 



" Hormiguero." Eyes black. 



The most northern locality recorded. 



20. Tatusia novemcincta, L. 



$ . 1 1/88. Hacienda de Tortugas, Jalapa, 2600 feet. 

 " Fochi." Eyes clear bluish grey. 



21. DiDELPHYS MARSUPIALIS, L. 



S young. 8/88. Huatusco, 4000 feet. 

 *' Flacuache." Eyes black. 



