4.;4 MEPHITIS. 



II. .Mephitis incsoinelas avia (Bangs). 



Mephitis avia Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xii, 1898, p. 32. 

 Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 327. 

 Zool. Set. 

 Mephitis niesomelas avia Elliot, Check-L. Mamm. N. Amer. Cont. 

 & W. Indies, F. C. M. Pub., vi, 1905, p. 407. Zool. Ser. 

 Illinois Skunk. 



I. Adult 6^ P. Lawrence, Kansas. J. Rowley. 



h. .Mephitis inesomelas varians (Gray). 



Mephitis varians Grav, Charlesw. Mag. Nat. Hist., i, 1837, p. 



581. 

 Mephitis niesotnelas Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 



1901, p. 325. Zool. Ser. (nee Licht.) 

 Mephitis tnesotnelas varians Elliot, Check-L. Mamm. N. Amer. 



Cont. & W. Indies, F. C. M. Pub., vi, 1905, p. 407. Zool. Ser. 



LoNG-T.\ILED TeX.\N SkUNK. 



1-2. Adult 2 Coll. Alva, Oklahoma Territory. T. Surber. 

 3. Adult 3' P. Boulder, Colorado. R. T. Young. 



751. Mephitis estor Merriam. 



Mephitis estor Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 3, 1890, p. 81. Elliot, 

 Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 326. Zool. 

 Ser. Id. Check-L. Mamm. N. Amer. Cont. & W. Indies, F. C. 

 M. Pub., VI, 1905, p. 407. Zool. Ser. 

 Mephitis mesonielas estor Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. In- 

 dies, F. C. M. Pub., IV, Pt. II, 1904, p. 509. Zool. Ser. 

 Arizona Skunk. 



1-2. Adult cJ* Exch. Pinal County, Arizona. Am. Mus. Nat. 

 Hist. N. Y. W. E. D. Scott. 



3. Adult ? Exch. Prescott, Arizona. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 

 N. Y. W. E. D. Scott. 



4. Adult 2 P. Santa Catalina Mts., Arizona. W. W. Price. 



752. Mephitis occidentalis Baird. 



Mephitis occidentalis Baird, N. Am. Mamm., 1857, p. 194. 

 Elliot, Syn. N, Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11. 1901, p. 324. 

 Zool. Ser. Id. Check-L. Mamm. N. Amer. Cont. & W. Indies, 

 F. C. M. Pub., VI, 1905, p. 408. Zool. Ser. 

 Californi.\ Skunk. 



I. Adult ? Coll. Point Reyes, California. E. Heller. 

 2-4. Adult d"' Coll. Requa, California. E. Heller. 

 5-6. Adult 9 Coll. Requa, California. E. Heller. 

 7. Adult Q Coll. Goldbeach, Oregon. E. Heller. 



