• Zoology. 59 
Jordan's ''Manual of the Vertebrates," 5th ed., says " N.J. to S. 
C. rare," which statement is still further confirmed by my discovery 
as given above. 
The specimen is still alive, and may be seen by applying to 
George Pine, Esq., Trenton, N. J.—JoJm E. Peters, Sc. Doc, Mays 
Landing, N. J. 
A New Spermophilus. — Dr. Merriam has recently desciibed a 
new species of ground-squirrel from the Sierra Nevadas of Califor- 
nia. He calls it Spermopliilus beldingi. The characters are taken 
from the coloration and from certain peculiar features of the skull. 
A broad band of rufous brown runs down the back of the new 
species, while in the one nearest allied to it the whole back is cov- 
erc d with small spots, giving it a peculiar maculated appearance. 
The difference in coloration of the two is not due to seasonal changes, 
as suites of the two species were collected at the same period of the 
year. — Jos. F. James. 
The Deer of Ce:n-tral America have been recently inves- 
tigated by Mr. F. W. True. All the species are small, even the 
Virginia deer, which extends that far south. The Mexican deer 
seems to pass into the Virginian form. All the species are very 
much mixed up, and few characters seem to be constant enough to 
certainly characterize the species. The antlers, which have be^n 
largely depended upon, he did nc" '-'^ '--"- * ^"" 
was described from the material i 
James. 
uiauiinal. The Zoologischer Anzeiger for November 19, 1888, con- 
tains a short account by A. Zietz, from which we condense the fol- 
lowing additional details. In form and size it resembles Chryso- 
chloris. has a thick, short, fine whitish-yellow pelt, a small head with 
rounded snout, which is covered above by two horny plates, one be- 
hind the other. The skin is not perforated for the eyes, and the 
eyes themselves are only two black-pi gmented points. The ear 
openings are covered by the fur ; the nostrils lateral and slit-like. 
The salivary glands are very large. The fore feet are short, stout, 
and directed outwards, and the hands are folded longitudinally, bring- 
ing the fingers into two series, one of which is composed of the short 
digit 1 and digits 2 and 3 with long pointed nails. The other 
(outer) series consists of the 4th digit, with a small elongate, and 
digit 5, with a large triangular shield-like nail. The soles of the 
hinder feet are directed outwards; the toes, which are connected by 
skin, are armed with broad claws. The long, strong tail is hairless, 
but has strong transverse ridges and ends in a button. On the 
belly there is a well-marked pouch, 3 mm. long and 2 mm. (? cm.) 
wide. No external genital openings were seen. The dentition is 
