42 MAMMALS OF UTAH 



Distribution — The type locality of this form is Beaver 

 valley, Beaver county, Utah, and the extent of its range is 

 not known. 



Habits — It is highly desij-able that this species be stud- 

 ied carefully by competent observers as little is known 

 of its habits. 



BEAVER MOUNTAINS CHIPMUNK 



TAMIAS ADSITUS (ADen) 



Eutamias adsitus Allen, Bull. Brookl. Inst. Arts & Scien., 1, 

 No. 5, 1905, p. 118. 



Description — Similar to T. lectus in coloration, but one- 

 third larger. 



Distribution — The type locality of this species is Briggs 

 Meadows, Beaver Range mountains, Utah, at an altitude of 

 10,000 feet. Its geographic distribution is unknown. 



Habits — There is an excellent opportunity for someone 

 to make a thorough study of the habits of this interesting 

 little animal for very little is known concerning it. 



HARRIS' SPERMOPHILE 



CITELLUS HARRISI (Audubon and Bachman) 



Spermophilus harrisii Aud. & Bachm. Quad. N. Am. Ill, 1854, 

 p. 267, pi. 144. fig. 1. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm. F. C. M. 

 Pub. II, 1901, p. 85. Zool. Ser. 



Citellus harrisi Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, 

 F. C. M. Pub. IV, PI. I, 1904, p. 141. Zool. Ser. 



Description — Tail vertebrae about half the length of 

 the body. Ears short, pointed. Soles hairy. The upper 

 parts generally are of a finely grizzled yellowish gray, 

 brown and black, the color purer on the anterior portion of 

 the back ; under parts, including the tail, sides of the head, 

 ring around the eye, and a distinct stripe on each side from 

 the shoulders to the hips very pale brownish white ; near the 

 outside of the shoulder, arms, and legs of a pale chestnut, 

 this color tinging the grizzled sides below the light stripe; 

 the hairs on the thighs with paler tips and some long black 



