. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . of Rio Grande. State of Tamaulipas, Mexico? Genl. Char. Similar to C. leuconotus, Licht., but larger; whitedorsal area more restricted; rump often all Vjlack. Color. Black; white dorsal stripe usually narrower on rump,sometimes not reaching it, leaving a white line between it and thetail, or the rump is all black; tail white, with one-third or one-halfof the basal portion beneath black. Measurements. Total length, 825; tail vertebra;, 365; hind foot,86. Skull: basal length, 77; zygomatic breadth, ; palatal length,35; upjjer
. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . of Rio Grande. State of Tamaulipas, Mexico? Genl. Char. Similar to C. leuconotus, Licht., but larger; whitedorsal area more restricted; rump often all Vjlack. Color. Black; white dorsal stripe usually narrower on rump,sometimes not reaching it, leaving a white line between it and thetail, or the rump is all black; tail white, with one-third or one-halfof the basal portion beneath black. Measurements. Total length, 825; tail vertebra;, 365; hind foot,86. Skull: basal length, 77; zygomatic breadth, ; palatal length,35; upjjer molar on its outer edge, 10. 492. mesuleucus {Mephitis), Licht., Darst. Neuer Oder Wenig Bekann- ter Saugeth., 1834, ]j1. xliv, fig. Skunk. Type locality. Chico, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. 616 CONEPATUS. Gctil. Char. Size lari:;o, white strijie from occi|nit, covorinjj; dorsalregion ami tail. Color. Upjier parts from oooijuit wliito; tail white: rest of bodwlegs, and feet blaek. Measurements. Total length, ; tail, ; hind foot, Fig LXXII. C^>^b^v\lLl^ m. MtAHNSi. MtAKNS Skunk. (t. niifiriisi {Loiupatiis), Meir., Proe. Hiol, vSoe. , KUiot. S}n. N. Am. Mamm., Sup[W., 1901. p. 510. pi. LVI. Mearns Skunk. Type loealiiy. Mason, Mason Connt\, Texas. iioof^r. J>istr. TaMe-land o\ Mexieo from States oi jaliseo andsouthwestern San Potosi northward to eentral Texas and eentralArizona. (/(?;;/. tliar. Similar to c. Diesoleneiis. hut sknil and teeth smaller. Color. Kntirc upper parts from erown of head to end of tail whiteor yellowish: sides and legs shining blaek: under parts dull blaek ex-eept a narrow line between jaws ami the throat, whieh are white;tad all white above and below: elaws white. 1 CONEPATUS. 517 Measurements. Total Icn^^tli, 670; tail vertebra, 290; hind foot, : occipito-nasal length, 64; Hensel, ; zygomatic width, 51;intcrorliilal constriction, ; ])alatal length, 2g ; postpalata
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