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15. LUTRA, Linn. 184 
58. —^Lutra canadensis, Sab.—American Otter.—Nortbern parts of the United States to 
Florida, and west to the Rocky Mountains... 184 
59. -—^Lutra califomica, G-ray.—California Otter.—Coast region and Cascade Mountains 
of California and Oregon. 181 
16. ENHYDRA, Fleming. 189 
60. —Enhydra marina, Fleming.—Sea Otter.—Pacific coast of the United States. 189 
11. MEPHITIS, Cuvier. 191 
a. TMosmus, Licht. 191 
61. —^Mephitis mesoleuca, Licht.—White-Backed Skunk.—Chico, Mexico, to Western 
Texas... 192 
62. —^Mephitis varians, Gray.—Texas or Long-Tailed Skunk.—Texas and Northern 
Mexico. 193 
63. —^Mephitis occidentalis, Baird, (n. s.)—California Skunk.—Western coast of the 
United States. 194 
64. —^Mephitis mephitica.—Common Skunk.—United States, east of the Missouri plains 
and north of Texas. 195 
65. —^Mephitis bicolor, Gray.—Little Striped Skunk.—Southern Texas and California... 191 
18. TAXIDEA, Waterhouse. 201 
66. —Taxidea americana, Waterh.—Missouri Badger.—Iowa and Wisconsin to the Pacific 
coast, and from Arkansas to 49 N. lat.—(To 58 N. lat.. Rich.). 202 
67. —Taxidea berlandieri, Baird.—Mexican Badger.—Northern Mexico, Southern and 
Western Texas. (To Lower California?). 205 
19. PROCYON, Storr. 201 
68. —Procyon lotor, Storr.—Common Raccoon.—Massachusetts to Florida, and west to 
Fort Kearney. Not in Southern Texas ?. 209 
69. —Procyon hernandezai, Wagler.—California or Black-Footed Raccoon.—Rio Grande 
of Texas to Pacific coast, and north along the coast to Puget’s Sound.. 212 
69a.—Procyon hernandezii, var. mexicana, Baird.—Sonora Raccoon.—Gulf of California 215 
20. URSUS, L. 216 
70. TJrsus horibilis, Ord.—Grizzly Bear.—Plains of Upper Missouri to the Rocky Moun¬ 
tains, and along their base, thence to the Coast of California, (not 
of Oregon or Washington?). 219 
