298 MAMMALIA. 



The Sea Otter. 



Distrilution. — Shores of North Pacific, north of 50°, extending 

 on the American side as far as Lower California. 



a. Skeleton N. E. coast, Siberia New York Mus. 



b. Skeleton New York Mus. 



Genus PROCYON. 

 Procyon, Storr Prodr. Method. Mamm., p. 35 (1780)*. 



Procyon lotor. 



Ursus lotor, Linnceus Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 70 (1766). 

 Procyon lotor, Siorr Prodr. Method. Mamm., p. 35 (1780)* ; Blytk Cat. no. 

 220, p. 74 ; Gray Cat. Cam. Mamm., p. 242 ; Allen Bull. U. S. Geol, Surv., 



ii. P- 325- 

 Meles lotor, Boddaert Blench. Anim.,i, p. 80 (1784)*. 

 Lotor vulgaris, Tiedemann Zool., i, p. 380 (1808). 

 Procyon hernandezii, Wagler his, p. 514 (1831). 

 Procyon brachyurus, Weigman Archivf. Nat., ifi, p. 369 (1837). 

 Procyon obscurus, Weigman Archiv f. Nat., iii, p. 370 (1837). 

 Procyon nivea, Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H., i, p. 580 (1837). 

 Procyon psora. Gray Ann. Mag. N. H., x, p. 261 (1842). 

 Procyon gularis, H. Smith Jard. Nat, Libr., xiii, p. 222 (1842). 



The Racoon. 



Distribution. — North America from Alaska southward to Costa 

 Rica in Central America. 



a. Skin juv. Bruce Co., Ont., Canada J. H. Gamier [Ex.], 



b. Skin Texas, U. S. A. J. H. Gamier [Ex.]. 



c. Skin Ontario J. H. Gamier [Ex.]. 



d. Skin, $ Purchased. 



skelet. 



e. Skin, $ W.Rutledge. 



skelet, 



/. Skin, i Purchased. 



skelet. 



g. Stuffed ^ America No history, 1872. 



h. Skull North America A. D. Bartlett, 1849, A.S.B. 



/•Skull Rev. F. Fitzgerald, 1853, 



A.S.B. 



Genus NASUA. 



Nasua, Storr Prodr. Method. Mamm., p. 35 (1780)'. 

 Cacti, Lacepede Mem. Inst. Paris, iii, p. 492 (rSoi). 



Nasua rufa. 



Viverra nasua, Linueeus Syst. Nat., 12th ed, i., p. 64 (176Q. 

 Viverra vulpecula, £r«/«4e» Syst. Reg.Anim., p. 490 (1777). 

 Viverra quasje, Gmelin Syst. Nat, p, S7 (1788). 



