. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 114.—Reithrodontomys megalotis. Skull, n, doesal view; b, ventral view, C, LATERAL VIEW. Remarks.—The above description of this small mouse is based on four adults, taken near the type-locality, April 7 to 29, 1892. Typical megalotis was found by us at only two points: A single specimen was taken east of the Mimbres Valley, in New Mexico, near Monument No. 15, about 50 miles west of the initial Monument; and three were afterwards taken at the Upper Corner Monument, about 100 miles west of the Rio Grande, and almost due north of Janos—th
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 114.—Reithrodontomys megalotis. Skull, n, doesal view; b, ventral view, C, LATERAL VIEW. Remarks.—The above description of this small mouse is based on four adults, taken near the type-locality, April 7 to 29, 1892. Typical megalotis was found by us at only two points: A single specimen was taken east of the Mimbres Valley, in New Mexico, near Monument No. 15, about 50 miles west of the initial Monument; and three were afterwards taken at the Upper Corner Monument, about 100 miles west of the Rio Grande, and almost due north of Janos—the place where the species was first discovered by Dr. C. B. Kennedy, of the old Mexican Survey, under Major Emory. We did not succeed in getting any more specimens of the genus Reithrodontomys until the survey party reached the Colorado River, whence it was abundant to the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Measurement of 3 specimens ofR( iihrodontomys megalotis Museum num- bers. - - o T U i 11 ality. Date. Sex and age. 0 — Z :- — a - c ~ a 5 0 a Skull. S 0 - - - • 111 III. in m. HI III. 111 m. 37080 L650 Monument No. 15, aboul 50 miles wesl ni El Paso. Apr. 7 ' ad. L37 72 17.(1 21162 37081 1701 Monumenl \. 10, aboul LOO Apr. 26 miles west of El Paso. f ad. 1 in 66 21163 37082 1702 do 9 ad. lir. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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