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NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



inner (lingual) side, and the lower molars wide in their transverse 

 diameter. 

 Measurements. — See table, page 115. 



Sjiecimens examined. — Total number. 387, from the following localities: 



Alabama : Mobile Bay, 3; Greensboro, 9 (2 skins, Merriam coll.). 

 Arkansas: Fort Smith, 1. 



District of Columbia: Washington, 20 (6 skins). 

 Florida: Old Town, 1 (skin, Miller coll.) ; St. Marys, 1. 

 Georo'ia: Riceboro, 8. 



Illinois: Mount Carmel, 1 (skin); Olney, 3; AVarsaw, 2; West Xortlifield, 1 

 (skin). 



Indian Territory : Hartsborne, 1 (skin); Redlaud, 3. 

 Kansas: Cedar Yale, 1. 

 Kentucky: Hickman, 2. 



Louisiana: Lafayette, 1; New Orleans, 2; Pineville, 1; Slireveport, 1. 

 Massachusetts: Nantucket, 1. 



Mississii^pi : Hancock County, 1 (skin, Miller coll.); Washington, 10. 

 Missouri: Golden City, 1; Marble Cave, Stone County, 1. 



New York: Greene, 1; Hartford, 1 (skin) : Oyster Bay, 1 (skin) ; Sing Sing. 86. 

 North Carolina : Fort Macon, 1 (skin); Magnetic City, 1 (skin): Roan Moun- 

 tain, 1 (skin). 

 Oklahoma : Ponca, 2. 



Ontario: North Bay. 2 (Miller coll.); Toronto, 1 (skin). 



Pennsylvania: Bainbridge, 1; Carlisle, 1 (skin); Kenneth Square, Chester 

 County, 1. 



South Carolina: Mount Pleasant (near Charleston), 7 (skins, Miller coll.) 

 Tamaulipas : Matam >] as, 2. 



Tennessee: Alexandria, 1; Arlington, 2; Big Sandy, 11; Clarksville, 1 ; Dan- 

 ville, 1. 



Texas: Arthur, 3; Brownsville, 158 (3 skins) ; Clarksville, 1 ; Corpus Christi, 2 ; 

 Fort Clark, 1 ; Nueces Bay, 1; Paris, 3 ; Waco, 1 (skin, Miller coll. ) ; Wichita 

 Falls, 1. 



Yirginia : Amelia Court-House, 1; Berryville, 1 (skin); Dismal Swamp, 2; 

 Gainesville, 1. 



General remarl:s. — Typical Lasiurus horeaUs presents a wide range 

 ot individual Yariation, but may always be distinguished from the 

 other subspecies by fairh^ constant characters. It never shows the 

 mahogany brown coloring of L. horeaUs seminolus and seldom approaches 

 the brilliant cherry red of X. horeaVis pfeifferi. From L. boreal is felidtis 

 it differs in its larger ear with well-developed, strongly-notched external 

 basal lobe. 



Specimens from Brownsville, Tex., where the animal breeds, are 

 slightly smaller than those from Xew York, and the ear is propor- 

 tionally shorter (see table of measurements, p. 115). In this respect 

 they ore intermediate between true horeaUs and teUotis, though the ear 

 is formed exactly as in the typical subspecies. Specimens from Okla- 

 homa and Indian Territory, on the other hand, are indistinguishable 

 from northeastern specimens. 



