TUFT-T AILED POUCHED RAT. 
299 
leaving the front of thigh white, the remainder and outer portion light 
yellowish brown ; feet white. Under portion of tail white, above dark 
brown ; the long hair of the tail is a rich brown. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches. 
Length from tip of nose to root of tail, 3-5 
of tail (vertebras), 3-7 
“ ear anterior, -3 
“ “ whiskers, 1-7 
“ os calcis, middle toe nail, 
Distance from anterior angle of orbit to tip of nose, - *64 
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 
New Mexico, west of Rio Grande. 
GENERAL REMARKS. 
Of the habits of this animal I know but little. The specimen in my 
possession is a male, and was procured in the San Francisco Mountain 
New Mexico. (Woodhouse.) 
