. Mammals of the Mexican boundary of the United States : a descriptive catalogue of the species of mammals occurring in that region; with a general summary of the natural history, and a list of trees . Mammals; Mammals; Trees; Trees; Natural history; Natural history. FiG. 65.—Onychomys torridus arenicola. Skull of type, a, Dorsal view; b, Ventral view; c, Lateral view. ~ ish drab, with little mixture of black-tipped hairs; inclining to fawn color on sides with & conspicuous tuft of white at anterior base of ear; dark spot on anterior band of ear, dark drab instead of black; whiskers more w
. Mammals of the Mexican boundary of the United States : a descriptive catalogue of the species of mammals occurring in that region; with a general summary of the natural history, and a list of trees . Mammals; Mammals; Trees; Trees; Natural history; Natural history. FiG. 65.—Onychomys torridus arenicola. Skull of type, a, Dorsal view; b, Ventral view; c, Lateral view. ~ ish drab, with little mixture of black-tipped hairs; inclining to fawn color on sides with & conspicuous tuft of white at anterior base of ear; dark spot on anterior band of ear, dark drab instead of black; whiskers more white than black. Under parts, feet, and end of tail white; basal two-thirds of upper side of tail drab, some of the hairs with hoary tips. Length, 137 mm.; tail vertebrae, 53 (to end of pencil, 57); ear from crown, 14; ear from notch, 17; length of hind foot, 21. Skull (fig. 65), by Remarhs.—This is the counterpart of 0. pallescens, of which it is a miniature. The two are almost indistinguishable in color and their ranges are probably coincident. The specimens of this species taken west of the Rio Grande, for the first hundred miles, are small eared, but otherwise closely resemble torridus, to which they are unhesitatingly referred. Specimen No. Vi¥, U. S. National Museum, an exsimple of this form, was included by Professor Baird in his "list of specimens of Hesperomys ; This specimen was collected by Doctor Kennerly between the Pecos River and the Rio Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916. Washington : Govt. Print. Off.
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