SCIURUS 



Sciueus vulgaris vulgaris Linnaeus. 



905 



1758. [Sciurus] vulgaris Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., i, 10th ed., p. 63. 



1792. Sc[iurus] vulg[aris] rufus Kerr, Anim. Kingd., p. 255 (Renaming of 

 vulgaris). 



1827. Sciurus vulgaris 0. albo notatus Billberg, Synopsis Faunas Scan- 

 dinavian, p. 2 (Southern Sweden). 



1827. Sciurus vulgaris j. albus Billberg, Synopsis Faunae Scandinavian, 

 p. 2 (Skane, Sweden). 



1827. Sciurus vulgaris 8. niger Billberg, Synopsis Faunas Scandinavian, 

 p. 2 (Skane, Sweden). 



1857. Sciurus vulgaris Blasius, Saugethiere Deutschlands, p. 272 (part). 



1899. Sciurus vulgaris typicus Barrett-Hamilton, Proe. Zool. Soc, 

 London, p. 6. 



1910. Sciurus vulgaris Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 117. 



Type locality. — Upsala, Sweden. 



Geographical distribution. — Scandinavian peninsula except 

 extreme northern portion. Exact northern limit of range not 

 known. 



Diagnosis. — True dark brown phase absent or extremely rare, 

 though tail often considerably blackened. Summer pelage, : 

 body dark rufous tinged with chestnut ; tail clear dark rufous. 

 Winter pelage : body grizzled smoke-grey strongly tinged with 

 chestnut along middle of back ; tail rufous chestnut. 



Measurements. — Average and extremes of eight adults from 

 the type locality: head and body, 209 '7 (203-215) ; tail, 178-7 

 (172-189); hind foot, 59-1 (58-60). For cranial measurements 

 see Table, p. 918. 



Specimens examined. — Fifty-three, from the following localities : — 

 Noeway : Tolgen, Hedemarken, 1 ; Foldalen, Hedemarken, 1 ; Gausdal, 

 Kristiansamt, 1 ; Sundal, Bergenhus, 2 ; Konnerud, Buskerud, 1 ; Spjotsod, 

 Telemarken, 3 (U.S.N.M.); Aas, Akershus, 2; Aker, Akershus, 12 (B.M. 

 and U.S.N.M.) ; Asker, Christiania, 2 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.) ; Maersness, 

 Christiania, 1 ; Holmestrand, Jarlesberg, 1 ; Kristiansand, Mandal, 2 ; 

 Frederickshold, Smaalenene, 2 ; Gudbrandsdal, 1 ; no exact locality, i. 

 Sweden : Upland, 2, near Upsala, 15 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.). 



9. Tolgen, Hedemarken, Christiania Museum (e). 97. 3. 13. 12. 



Norway. 



?. Foldalen, Hedemarken. Christiania Museum (e). 97. 3. 13. 13. 



6. Gausdal, Kristiansamt. Christiania Museum (e). 97. 3. 13. 14. 



i, 9, 2. Sundal, Bergenhus. C. B. Horsburgh (c & p). 99. 9. 5. 1-2. 



6. Konnerud, Buskerud. Christiania Museum (e). 97. 3. 13. 21. 



2(5. Aas, Akershus. Christiania Museum (e). 97.3. 13.17-18. 



i. Aker, Akershus. Christiania Museum \e). 93. 3. 11. 8. 



7 <J, 2 9, Aker, Akershus. Christiania Museum (e). 97. 3. 13. 1-11. 

 2 juv. 



9. Christiania Fjord. Rev. H. H. Slater(c & p). 99. 11. 27. 5. 



S. Holmestrand, Jarles- Christiania Museum (e). 97. 3. 13. "42. 



berg. 



2. Kristiansand, Mandal. ' Christiania Museum (e). 97. 3. 13. 15-16. 



2. Frederikshold, Smaale- Christiania Museum (e). 97.3.13.19-20. 



nene. 



<J. Gudbrandsdal. G. Barrett - Hamilton 11. 1. 2. 151. 



(J. L. limhotr.) (p). 



