. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . shy and broadlyringed in black and white. In their structure the Raccoon-foxes areapparent]>? allied to several families, and they have been assigned tovarious ones by difterent systematists, but now are generally placedwith Raccoons and other niembers of the Procyotiidcc. They live onsmall birds and mannnals, insects, etc., make a moss-lined nest inthe hollow of some tree, and have four young. The Raccoon-fox iseasily tamed, and makes a pleasing pet, and as it is a good ratter,will soon clear a house of rats and mice. In ap
. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . shy and broadlyringed in black and white. In their structure the Raccoon-foxes areapparent]>? allied to several families, and they have been assigned tovarious ones by difterent systematists, but now are generally placedwith Raccoons and other niembers of the Procyotiidcc. They live onsmall birds and mannnals, insects, etc., make a moss-lined nest inthe hollow of some tree, and have four young. The Raccoon-fox iseasily tamed, and makes a pleasing pet, and as it is a good ratter,will soon clear a house of rats and mice. In appearance, with itsshort head, pointed nuizzle, and projecting ears, it resembles the Fox,and in the loose pelage and ringed tail, the Raccoon. 1)1. Hassarisfus. Cacaiuiistl. Kaofooii-foxos. !; ^; ^; .;—.; I—1 4—4 2—2 ^ Bassariscus Cones, Science, 1887, p. 516. Type Bassaris astiitaLichtenstien. BASSARISCUS. 4h:j Bassaris (Licht.), Wagl., Isis, 1831, p. 512. (nee Hubner.)Wa(iucria Jcntink, Notes Leyd. Mus., 1886, p. 127, pis. iv, Fig. 88. Bassariscus astutus. No. 5503 Field Colimibi;m Mus. Coll. Nat. size. 4S4 BASSARISCUS. Head short, nuizzlc iniintcd, cars large; body slender, elongate;pads nakeil, soles hairv; tail long as body, annulate. Ki:V VO 11 IK SrKClKS. A. Size large. a. Upi^er jiarts \ello\vish brown and gray; be- tageneath white B. astiiiits 484 b. Ui->]ier parts blaekish tawny B. a. jJaviis 485 c. U]i|Ha parts nnxed dark brcnvn and black; beneath bulTy oehraeeous B. saxicola 485 d. Upper parts smoky gray, lined with black; feet fawn gray B. s. iiotiims 485 e. Upper parts dark gra\, hairs ti]iped with black; feet whitish 7). albipcs 480 B. Size small; above mixed black and golden brown; beneath yellowish white B. aiiinilatiis 487
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