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procp:edings; boston socipyrY natural history. 
* Spermophilus columbianus (Orel). 
1815. Arctomys columhianus Ord, Guthrie’s geography, 2d 
Am. ed., ii, p. 292. Described on page 303. 
1885. Apermophilus empetra erythroylutaeus True, Proc. 
U. S. nat. mus., vii (1884), p. 594. 1885. 
1891. AperynopMlm columbianus Merriam, North Amer. 
fauna, no. 5, p. 39. July 30, 1891. 
Type locality. — Camas prairie between the forks of the 
Clearwater and Kooskooskie, about forty miles from Moscow, 
Lincoln County, Washington (see Merriam, North Amer. 
fauna, no. 5, p. 41, July 30, 1891). 
Spermophilus cryptospilotus Merriam. 
1890. Spermophilus cryptospilotus Merriam, N. Amer. 
fauna, no. 3, p. 57. September 11, 1890. 
Type locality. — Tenebito Wash, Painted Desert, Coconino 
County, Arizona. 
* Spermophilus elegans Kennicott. 
1863. Spermophilus eleyans Kennicott, Proc. acad. nat. 
sci. Phila., p. 158. 
1885. Spermophilus richardsoni townsendi True, Proc. TJ. S. 
nat. mus., vii (1884), p. 594. 1885. (Not S. tovmsendi 
Bachman, 1839.) 
1891. Spermophilus eleyans Merriam, North Amer. fauna, 
no. 5, p. 39. July 30, 1891. 
Type locality. —FortBridger, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 
* Spermophilus empetra (Pallas). 
1778. Mus empetra Pallas, Nov. sp. quadr. glir. ord., p. 74. 
1877. Spermophilus empetra Allen, Monogr. N. Amer. 
rodentia, p. 839. August, 1877. 
1885. Spermophilus empetra empetra True, Proc. U. S. nat. 
mus., VII (1884), p. 594. 1885. 
Type locality. — Banks of the Mackenzie River, Canada. 
* Spermophilus empetra kodiacensis Allen. 
1874. Sp>ermophilus parryi var. hodiacensis Allen, Proc 
Boston soc. nat. hist., xvi, p. 292. 
1877. Spermophilus empetra var. kodiacensis Allen, Monogr. 
N. Amer. rodentia, p. 839. August, 1877. 
