26 Mamm. 
II. MAMMALIA. 
Bdeogale nigripes , its validity; Pousargues, Bull. Mus. Paris, 1897, 
p. 202. 
Helogale atkinsoni , n. sp., Thomas, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6) xx, p. 378, Somali- 
land. 
Canidaj and Ursida:. 
Canis familians tenggerana, Kohlbrugge, Natuurk. Tijdschr. Nederl. 
Ind. (2) v, p. 283 (1896), and Jentink, Notes Leyden Mus. xviii, 
p. 217, pis. iv & v, Tengger Mountains, Java. C. mengesi, p. 518, 
mesomelas schmidti , p. 519, Somaliland, wunderlichi , p. 519, Africa, 
Noack, Zool. Anz. xx: n. spp. & subspp. C. latrans , divided by 
Merriam, P. Soc. Washington, xi, into the following n. spp., viz. : 
pallidus, p. 24, lestes, p. 25, peninsula ?, p. 28, microdon , p. 29, mearnsi , 
p. 30, estor, p. 31, vigilis , p. 33; fnistor, Woodhouse, 1851, cagottis , 
H. Smith, 1839, and ochropus 3 Eschscholtz, 1829, are also recognised 
as species; vulpes and familiaris , hybrid, Toni, Atti 1st. Veneto (7) 
viii, p. 912; hadramanticus , Noack, 189 Q — lupaster 3 Matschie, SB. 
Qes. naturf. Berlin, 1897, p. 73. 
Canis ( Pseudalopex ) lycoides, n. sp., Philippi, An. Univ. Chile, 1896, p. 1, 
Chili. 
Urocyon cinereoargentatus texensis , Texas, cinereoargentatus californicus , 
California, n. subspp., Mearns, P. U. S. Mus. xx, p. 459. 
Vulpes pennsylvanica vafra , n. subsp., Bangs, P. Soc. Washington, xi, 
p. 53, Nova Scotia; lagopus 3 in Turkestan, Buchner, Annuaire Mus. 
St. Petersb. 1897, p. 393. 
Ursus arctus and allied forms, synopsis of ; Lydekker, P. Zool. Soc. 
London, 1897, p. 412; U. pruinosus being figured, and V. arctus 
yesoensis , p. 422, Yezo, new; another skin of pruinosus noticed on 
p. 814; rexi 3 n. sp., Matschie, SB. Ges. naturf. Berlin, 1897, p. 72, 
Japan; + etruscus, osteology; Ristori, Mem. Pal. Ital. iii, p. 15. 
MusTELiDiE and Procyonid^e. 
Mustela melampus tsuensis ) Thomas, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6) xix, p. 161, 
Tsu-shima I. ; atrata , Bangs, Amer. Natural, xxxi, p. 162, New- 
foundland : n. sp. and subsp. M. subpalmata , noticed, Anderson, P. 
Zool. Soc. London, 1897, p. 600. 
Putorius brasiliensis paraensis , n. subsp., Goeldi, Zool. Jahrb. Syst. x, 
p. 562, Para. 
Spilogale pygmoea , Thomas, P. Zool. Soc. London, 1897, p. 898, Sinaloa, 
Mexico, ambigua , Mearns, P. U. S. Mus. xx, p. 460, Mexico : 
n. spp. 
Mephitis occidentalis holzneri ', p. 461, Lower California, milleri , p. 467, 
Arizona, n, subsp. and sp., Mearns, t. c. 
Taxidea taxus infusca , n. subsp., Thomas, P. Zool. Soc. London, 1897, 
p. 899, Lower California. 
Lutra annectans , n. sp., Major, Zool. Anz. xx, p. 142, and Ann. Nat. 
Hist. (6) xix, p. 618, Central America. 
Latax lutrisy habits and distribution in Alaska ; Hooper (124). 
Procyon lotor 3 myology of hind-limb; Gowell, Kansas quart, vi, p. 121. 
Bassai'iscus saxicola, n. sp., Merriam, P. Soc. Washington, xi, p. 185, 
Espiritu Santo I., Lower California. 
Potos , Cuv. and Geof., 1795, antedates Cercoleptes , Illigcr, 1811; Palmer, 
t. c. p. 174. . 
