A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha Part 11

SYLVILAGUS NUTTALLII NUTTALLII (Bachman).

1837. _Lepus nuttallii_ Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7:345, type locality probably eastern Oregon near mouth of Malheur River.

1904. _Sylvilagus nuttallii_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 45:323, June 15.

_Marginal records._--British Columbia: Anarchist Mtn., Osoyoos (Cowan, 1940:9). Was.h.i.+ngton: Kettle Falls (Dalquest, 1941:408).

Idaho: Couer d' Alene (Rust, 1946:322); _Lewiston_ (Davis, 1939:361); Fiddle Creek (_ibid._). Nevada (Hall, 1946:612): 5800 ft., Quinn River Crossing; _ mi. S Granite Cr., Granite Mts._; _Smoke Creek, 9 mi. E California line_; 4 mi. S Flanigan.

California: Truckee (Orr, 1940:101); _Beckwith_ (_ibid._); Weed (Orr, 1940:100); Yreka (_ibid._). Oregon (V. Bailey, 1936:107): near Ashland; Bend; The Dalles. Was.h.i.+ngton: Grand Dalles (Taylor and Shaw, 1929:29); Yakima Valley (_ibid._); Douglas (Nelson, 1909:203).

SYLVILAGUS NUTTALLII PINETIS (J. A. Allen).

1894. _Lepus sylvaticus pinetis_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.

Hist., 6:348, December 7, type from White Mts., south of Mt. Ord, Apache County, Arizona, according to Warren (Mammals of Colorado, 1942:270).

1909. _Sylvilagus nuttalli pinetis_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:207, August 31.

_Marginal records._--Colorado (Nelson, 1909:210): Arkins; Golden; Greenhorn Mts. New Mexico: Sierra Grande (Nelson, 1909:211); Willis (_ibid._); Zuni Mts. (V. Bailey, 1932:60). Arizona: type locality.

Utah (Durrant, MS): 4 mi. NW Bluff; Block Canyon, 19 mi. SE Moab, 5400 ft.; _5 mi. NE La Sal P. O., 8000 ft._

=Sylvilagus audubonii=

Audubon Cottontail

Total length, 350-420; tail, 45-75; hind foot, 75-100; ear from notch (dry), 55-70; weight of _S. a. vallicola_, 7 ? 912 (835-988), 2 ? 1096, 1191 grams. Long hind legs, long ears, spa.r.s.eness of hair on the ears, shortness of hair on the feet, prominent (upturned) supraorbital process of the skull and much inflated tympanic bullae are characters of this wide-spread species. Embryos in 19 Californian females averaged 3.6 (2-6) per female.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 41. Distribution of _Sylvilagus audubonii_.

1. _S. a. audubonii_ 2. _S. a. vallicola_ 3. _S. a. sanctidiegi_ 4. _S. a. confinis_ 5. _S. a. arizonae_ 6. _S. a. warreni_ 7. _S. a. baileyi_ 8. _S. a. cedrophilus_ 9. _S. a. neomexica.n.u.s_ 10. _S. a. minor_ 11. _S. a. goldmani_ 12. _S. a. parvulus_ ]

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII ARIZONAE (J. A. Allen).

1877. [_Lepus sylvaticus_] var. _arizonae_ J. A. Allen, Monogr.

North Amer. Rodentia, p. 332, August, type from Beals Spring, Yavapai Co., Arizona.

1909. _Sylvilagus auduboni arizonae_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:222, August 31.

1896. _Lepus arizonae major_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:557, June 24, type from Calabasas, Pima County, Arizona.

1904. _Lepus laticinctus_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus., publ. 87, zool. ser., 3:254, January 7, type from Oro Grande, Mohave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.

1904. _Lepus l[aticinctus]. rufipes_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus., publ. 87, zool. ser., 3:254, January 7, type from Furnace Cr., Inyo Co., California.

_Marginal records._--Utah (Durrant, MS): 2 mi. SW Fish Springs; Holden; 7 mi. SW Tropic. Arizona (Nelson, 1909:225): Seligman; Ft.

Verde; Dos Cabesos. Sonora (Burt, 1938:69): Tecoripa; La Libertad Ranch. Baja California: San Matias Pa.s.s (Nelson, 1909:225).

California: Vallecito (Orr, 1940:126); Fairmont, Antelope Valley (_ibid._); Little Lake, 3300 ft. (Orr, 1940:125); 5300-5639 ft., near Benton (_ibid._). Nevada (Hall, 1946:614): Arlemont; 4 mi. E Smith Creek Cave.

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII AUDUBONII (Baird).

1858. _Lepus audubonii_ Baird, Mamm. N. Amer., p. 608, July 14, type from San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

1909. _Sylvilagus auduboni_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:214, August 31.

_Marginal records_ (Orr, 1940:115).--California: 600 ft., Paines Creek; Rackerby; Pleasant Valley; Snelling; 2 mi. S mouth Salinas River, northward not reaching coast again except at San Francisco, thence around sh.o.r.es of San Francis...o...b..y to mouth of Carquinez Straits and northward along western side of Sacramento Valley to Winslow, 5 mi. W Fruto.

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII BAILEYI (Merriam).

1897. _Lepus baileyi_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Was.h.i.+ngton, 11:148, June 9, type from Spring Creek, east side of Bighorn Basin, Bighorn County, Wyoming.

1908. _Sylvilagus auduboni baileyi_, Lantz, Trans. Kansas Acad.

Sci., 22:336.

_Marginal records._--Montana: Great Falls of the Missouri (Nelson, 1909:234). North Dakota: Wade on the Cannonball River (V. Bailey, 1927:138). South Dakota: Corral Draw (Nelson, 1909:234). Nebraska: Glen (_ibid._). Kansas: 2 mi. S and 4 mi. W Oberlin (19035 KU); Wakeeney (1203 KU). Colorado (Nelson, 1909:234): Monon; The Cedars; Quenda [=Querida]; Salida. Wyoming: mi. W Horse Creek P. O. (15948 KU). Colorado (Nelson, 1909:234): White Rock [2 mi. above Meeker, 6400 ft.]; 20 mi. SW Rangely. Utah (Durrant, MS): 8 mi. S Myton; 6 mi. NW d.u.c.h.esne; 10 mi. E Mountain Home. Wyoming (Nelson, 1909:234): Ft. Bridger; Big Piney; Circle. Montana: Stillwater (_ibid._).

Phillips Creek, Montana (Nelson 1909:234) not found.

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII CEDROPHILUS Nelson.

1907. _Sylvilagus auduboni cedrophilus_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 20:83, July 22, type from Cactus Flat, 20 mi. N Cliff, Grant County, New Mexico.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:230).--Arizona: San Francisco Mts.

New Mexico: Gallup; Santa Rosa; Capitan; Ancho; Isleta; Burro Mts.

Arizona: Springerville.

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII CONFINIS (J. A. Allen).

1898. _Lepus arizonae confinis_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.

Hist., 10: 146, April 12, type from Playa Maria, Baja California.

1909. _Sylvilagus auduboni confinis_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:220, August 31.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:221).--Baja California: type locality; San Bruno, thence southerly over peninsula to tip.

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII GOLDMANI (Nelson).

1904. _Lepus arizonae goldmani_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Was.h.i.+ngton, 17:107, May 18, type from Culiacan, Sinaloa.

1909. _Sylvilagus auduboni goldmani_ Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:225, August 31.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:226).--Sonora: Ortiz; Camoa.

Sinaloa: Bacubirito; type locality.

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII MINOR (Mearns).

1896. _Lepus arizonae minor_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:557, June 24, type from El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.

1907. _S[ylvilagus]. a[uduboni]_. minor, Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 20:83, July 22.