. Monographs of North American rodentia [microform]. Rodentia; Paleontology; Rongeurs; Paléontologie. 072 MONOGRAPHS OF NORTH AMERICAN RODBNTIA. !• , '^ 9. Middle of tbe dorsal region dasky or black; rest of dorsal sarface Taricil with dnghy iiiul . yellonish-rnfoas; beneath dark reddisb-brown, varying to floryorange; lengtb abont t).50 inches; tail full and bushy, rather longer than bead and body. Hab.—Southern portion of Central America and the northern portion of South .S. aERiunDi. 10. Size rather small; length about to inches; above dark olivaceons-browii, minutely
. Monographs of North American rodentia [microform]. Rodentia; Paleontology; Rongeurs; Paléontologie. 072 MONOGRAPHS OF NORTH AMERICAN RODBNTIA. !• , '^ 9. Middle of tbe dorsal region dasky or black; rest of dorsal sarface Taricil with dnghy iiiul . yellonish-rnfoas; beneath dark reddisb-brown, varying to floryorange; lengtb abont t).50 inches; tail full and bushy, rather longer than bead and body. Hab.—Southern portion of Central America and the northern portion of South .S. aERiunDi. 10. Size rather small; length about to inches; above dark olivaceons-browii, minutely varied with yellowish or rnfons; beneath fnlvons or mfous; tail rather narrow, occa- sionally decidedly cylindrical towarm light yellowish- red to dark cherry-red; general iiolor above rather more rnfons than in var, atluaxt; also riither redder below. Hab.—Northern South America and Central America var. rufimiger. III. Tall-vertebra) alone equal to tbe length of the head and bo<ly; tail with the hairs one-seventh to one-fourth longer; size large; premolars f: A. Tall full, bushy: 11. Above dark pure-gray; beneath white; tail block, washed with white, ffai.—Paolflo coast from the Columbia River southward to San Diego, Lower California; not east of the Coast Ranges S. Kosson. 12. Above clear gray, except the middle of the dorsal region, where the colo' is mixed yellowish- brown and black; beneath generally white, varying at some localities to yellowish- fulvonsor rufous, iffaft.—Mexico 8. collijii, 13. Above black, varied with oobre-yellow and mfons; beneath white, fulvous- or brownish- red ; tail black at base and centrally k«low, edged broadly with red or yellowish-red, appearing mainly of this color at the surface; pelage short and sparse, especially below. Alt.—Western Brazil, and thence westward to the eastern base of the Andes, and from northward to New Grenada S. variabilis. B. Tail narrow ; pelage coarse and rigid: 14. Color variable, running in
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