74 MR. O. THOMAS ON MAMMALS FROM VERA CRUZ. [Feb. 4, 



Measurements (approximate) of an adult male, preserved as a 

 skin :— Head and body 290 millim. ; tail, without hairs 245, with 

 hairs 330; hind foot' without claws 62; ear, above crown, 17- 

 Skull : basal length .53-5, greatest breadth 37 ; length of upper 

 tooth-row 1 1*1. 



It seems at first sight impossible that this very well-marked 

 Squirrel should be conspecific with the ordinary Fox-Squirrel of the 

 United States ; but, bearing in mind the extraordinary difference 

 between S. cinereus and S. lodovicianus, admittedly only varieties of 

 one species, I think it safer, for the present, only to give a varietal 

 appellation to this new form, especially as the characteristic dorsal 

 stripe varies considerably in its development even within the small 

 series before me. 



10. SciURUS vARiEGATUs, Erxl. 



c5'and2 2. 11/88. Hacienda de Tortugas, Jalapa. 2000 feet. 



2 c? , 1 2 . 9/87. Jalapa. 



2 c? , 2 ? . 7 & 8/88. Coatepec. 



2 cJ , 1 ? . 7 & 8/88. Plan del Rio. 



3 cJ, 1 2- 7-9/88. Huatusco, 4000 feet. 

 cJ . 2/88. Alvarado. 



"Ardilla." Eyes dark bluish brown or black. 



11. SCITJRUS DEPPEI, Ptrs. 



2. 11/88. R. Juan Martin, Misantla. 

 2 d , 1 2 • 8/88. Coatepec, Jalapa. 

 cJ. 8/88. Plan del Rio, Jalapa. 



4 c? , 6 2 • 7-9/88. Huatusco, 3500-4000 feet. 



«' Ardilla parda," "Moto," "Motito." Eyes dark bluish brown 

 or black. 



12. Geomys hispidus, LeC. 



2 c? . 8/88 . Huatusco, 3600 feet. 

 " Tuza." Eyes bluish grey. 



13. Lepus callotis, Wagl. 



c? and 2 2 . 7-9/88. Las Vigas, Jalapa. 

 Eyes greyish yellow. 



14. Lepus sylvaticus, Bachm. 



cJ . 8/88. R. Rancho Nuevo, Misantla, 60 feet. 

 2 . 1 1/88. Hacienda de Tortugas, Jalapa, 3000 feet. 

 '2d. 7 & 8/88. Coatepec. 



2 and 4 young. 8/88. Zeutla, Huatusco, 3300 feet. 

 " Conejo." Eyes brownish or bluish grey. 



15. Lepus ver^-crucis, sp. n. (Plate VIL) 

 2 2 and 1 young. 7/88. Las Vigas, Jalapa. 

 Eyes grey. 



