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Dr. Merriam has also described a new genus, from the 

 State of Colima, Mexico, allied to Neotoma. under the name 

 Xenomys} 



The Cotton Rats (genus Sigmodon) have been increased 

 from I species to 2 species and 4 subspecies, the genus now 

 consisting of two quite distinct groups, represented re- 

 spectively by 5. hispidiis and S. fulviv enter, - 



Neotoma califomica Price, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. (2), IV., p. 154, pi. xi., 

 skull, May 9, 1894. Bear Valley, San Benito Co., Cal. 



A T eotoma splendens True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII., No. 1,006, p. — , 

 (advance sheet, p. 1, June 27, 1894). Marin Co., California. 



Neotoma venusta True, ibid., p. 2. Carrizo Creek, California. 



A T eotoma macrotis Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), XII., p. 234, 

 Sept., 1893. San Diego, Cal. 



Neotoma macrotis simplex True, Proc, U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII., No. 1,006, 

 p. — , (advance sheet, p. 2, June 27, 1894. Fort Tejon, California. 



Neotonia i7itermedia Rhoads, Am. Nat., XXVIII., Jan., 1894, p. 69. San 

 Diego Co., Cal. 



Neotoma intermedia gilva Rhoads, ibid. , p. 70. Banning and San Bernar- 

 dino, Cal. 



A r eotoma intermedia melamira Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., IX., p. 

 126, July 2, 1894. Ortiz, Sonora, Mexico. 



Neotoma intermedia angusticeps Merriam, ibid., p. 127. Southwest corner 

 of Grant Co., New Mexico. 



Neotoma pinetorum Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., VIII., p. in, July, 

 1893. San Francisco Mountains, Arizona. 



iVeotoma ferruginea Tomes. 



A r eotoma torquata Ward, Am. Nat., Feb., 1891, p. 160. State of Morelos, 

 Mexico. 



Neotoma alleni Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., VII., p. 168, Sept., 1892. 

 Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. 



Neotoma tenuicauda Merriam, ibid., p. 169. Sierra Nevada de Colima, 

 Jalisco, Mexico. 



1 Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., VII,, pp. 159-163, Sept., 1892. Type X. nelsoni, 

 sp. nov. 



2 Sigmodon hispidns Say & Ord. Southeastern United States. 



Sigmodon hispidns littoralis Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., II., p. 118, 

 June, 18&9. Southern Florida. 



Sigmodon hispidns texianus (Aud. & Bach.). Revived by Allen, ibid., Ill, 

 p. 287, June, 1890. Texas. 



