. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . kull: basal length, ; Hensel, ; zygomatic width, ;across postorbital processes, 12; interorbital width, 9; palatal length,16; postpalatal length, a.—pmhiH (Piitorius), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 1902, p. Weasel. Type locality. Teapa, State of Tabasco, Mexico, Geogr. Distr. Known only from type locality. 532 PUTORIUS. Genl. Char. Similar to P. tropicalis, but larger. Color. Upper parts dark, as in P. afjinis, and completely cover-iiit; liind feet and lower legs, and upper and outer sides of for
. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . kull: basal length, ; Hensel, ; zygomatic width, ;across postorbital processes, 12; interorbital width, 9; palatal length,16; postpalatal length, a.—pmhiH (Piitorius), Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 1902, p. Weasel. Type locality. Teapa, State of Tabasco, Mexico, Geogr. Distr. Known only from type locality. 532 PUTORIUS. Genl. Char. Similar to P. tropicalis, but larger. Color. Upper parts dark, as in P. afjinis, and completely cover-iiit; liind feet and lower legs, and upper and outer sides of fore legsand feet except a small irregular yellowish blotch on top of fore foot;under parts orange fulvous, deeper and concentrated on belly andthighs, IcuAing throat ami sides of neck tvliitc in contrast; facial whitemarkings complete, the side stripe reaching above ])hase of eye, thepatch between eyes large and broad (not restricted as in tropicalis);black cheek patches much larger and broader; no black spot underear. (Mcrr., 1. c.) Mcasurciiiciits. None Fig. LXXV. Putorius frenatus. Bridled Weasel. No. i;4C2 iMild Columbi:in Mus. ColL 5(M. frenatus {Mnstcla), Licht., Darst. Saugeth., 1S32, pi. xlii. Klliot, S\-n. N. Am. Mamm., 1901, p. Weaskl. Oiiza, also for the Jaguar, in Mexico; Couiad-reja commonlv in Spanish America. Type locality. Valley of Mexico, near City of Mexico, Mexico. Geogr. Distr. State of Mexico, north into Texas. Genl. Char. Size large; tail long. Skull large and massive; bullasobliquely truncate anteriorly; postorbital constriction marked. Color. Hand between eye and ear, and patch between eyes white;top of head ivoni dark chestnut brown to black; rest of upper partsrich brown; and tlnx)at whitish: rest o( luuler parts varying from PUTORius. :,;»3 ochniccovis yellow to oran^^o; inner sides of hind legs and hind feet,and the toes yellow or orange; the color of the feet is almost alwaysthe same as that of the under ])arts; tail sam
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