Vo. III] GRINNELL—MAMMALS OF CALIFORNIA 295 
Type locality—San Francisco Mountain, Coconino County, 
Arizona. 
Range—Extreme Lower Sonoran zone: Valley of the 
lower Colorado River, from Needles to the Mexican line (Mus. 
Vert. Zool.). 
Mephitis occidentalis occidentalis Baird 
Northern California Striped Skunk 
Original description—Mephitis occidentalis Baird, Pac. R. 
R. Rep., 8, 1857, p. 194. 
Type locality—Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. 
Synonyms—Chincha occidentalis; California Skunk. 
Range—Upper Sonoran and Transition zones of the west- 
central and northern portions of the state, from about the 
latitude of Monterey Bay north to the Oregon line, east to 
Shasta Valley and the main Sierra Nevada (Howell, N. Amer. 
Fauna, 20, 1901, pp. 34, 35; Mus. Vert. Zool.). 
Mephitis occidentalis major (Howell) 
Great Basin Striped Skunk 
Original description—Chincha occidentalis major Howell, 
N. Amer. Fauna, 20, August 31, 1901, pp. 37, 38. 
Type locality—Fort Klamath, Klamath County, Oregon. 
Range—Upper Sonoran and Transition zones in the Modoc 
region of northeastern California; west to Lassen Creek, 
Shasta County, south to Sierra Valley, Plumas County 
(Howell, supra cit.; Mus. Vert. Zool.). 
Mephitis occidentalis holzneri Mearns 
Southern California Striped Skunk 
Original description—Mephitis occidentalis holznert Mearns, 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 20, January 12, 1897, p. 461. 
Type locality—San Isidro Ranch, near Uaieed States boun- 
dary, Lower California, Mexico. 
Synonyms—Chincha occidentalis holzneri; Lower Califor- 
nia Skunk. 
Range—Lower Sonoran, Upper Sonoran and Transition 
zones in southern California chiefly west of the deserts proper, 
