i8o The Mammals of Colorado 
Eagle, Rio Blanco, Gunnison, Garfield, Montrose, and Montezuma 
counties. 
Habits. — Not different from those of the other chipmunks. 
As shown by the examination of pregnant females the 
FIG. 58. RELATED CHIPMUNK, Eutamias m. consobrinus 
From life. E. R. Warren, Photo. 
number of young in a litter is from four to six, and the 
breeding season is May and June, no doubt depending 
somewhat on locality and elevation. 
Eutamias minimus caryi (named for Merritt Gary, who 
collected the type specimens) . 
Eutamias minimus caryi Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xxi., 
pp. 143-144 (1908). 
Type locality. — Medano Ranch, San Luis Valley, Costilla County, 
Colorado (15 miles northeast of Mosca). 
Measurements. — Average of ten specimens from the type locality 
(Merriam, I. c.)\ Total length, 7.63; tail vert., 3.4; hind foot, 1.15. 
Description. — (From a topotype taken Oct. 29, 1907): A very 
pale animal; in winter pelage the neck, rump, and flanks are a pale 
clear gray, as also the inner pair of light stripes, while the outer 
pair are white, clearer than in either minimus or consobrinus ; the 
dark stripes have less of a chestnut border than in those species; 
the sides are somewhat rusty; the head is gray with a rusty tinge; 
postauricular spots white, and fairly prominent; front of fore legs 
