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Spilogale putorius Merriam, N. Am^r. fauna 1890, no. 4, p. 7 
(not Viverra putorius Linn<$). 
Type from Oak Lodge, east peninsula opposite Micco, Brevard 
Co., Florida, $ adult No. 3,481. Collection of E. A. and (). Bangs. 
Collected, Jan. 30, 1895, by O. Bangs. 
General characters. Size small; hind foot small; tail very short; 
all the white markings extensive; pelage short and very soft, skull 
small, narrow, and high. 
Color. As usual in the genus black striped and marked by 
white. All the white strips and marks large and conspicuous; 
in addition to usual markings there are white spots on outside of 
thigh, on upper surface of foot and at base of tail; a long white 
pencil at end of tail. 
Cranial characters. Skull small, short, narrow, and high. Can- 
be separated from the skull of S. ringens by its smaller size, larger 
mastoid capsules, rather narrower and deeper audital bullae, and 
by the difference in shape of upper molar tooth, the posterior- 
internal crescent of which is less broadly and evenly rounded. 
Measurements. The type $ adult: total length, 381; tail verte¬ 
brae, 147 ; hind*foot, 39.5. An adult 9 topotype, No. 3,493 : total 
length, 353; tail vertebrae, 119; hind foot, 39./ Averages of live 
adult $ topotypes: total length, 383.8 ; tail vertebrae, 143.5; hind 
foot, 41.1. Averages of five adult 9 topotypes: total length, 
354.6; tail vertebrae, 121.2; hind foot, 38.8. 
Skull, the type $ adult: basal length, 46; zygomatic breadth, 
33; mastoid breadth, 27.8; breadth across postorbital processes, 
16.8. An adult 9 topotype, No. 3,483: basal length, 44; zygo¬ 
matic breadth, 29.6 ; mastoid breadth, 26.6 ; breadth across post¬ 
orbital processes, 16. 
General remarks. Dr. Merriam in his revision of the little striped 
skunks of North America (N. American fauna, 1890, no. 4) used 
Linne’s specific name putorius for the Florida Spilogale. This 
is a misidentification of the Linnaean name Viverra putorius , for 
in no way, either by reference or description, does it concern the 
Florida Spilogale. Linne based his name on Catesby and Ivalm. 
Catesby’s figure shows an animal mostly black with very narrow 
white stripes, and a long tail, without a white pencil. It appears 
to be a combination of Mephitis mephitica and Spilogale ringens. 
He does not mention it as occurring in Florida, only saying that it 
is found in most of the northern continent of America. Kalm’s 
