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average} {44.7 16.5 13.2 maximum} ad. and sad. 8 Boone Co., Arkansas {46.5 17.1 14.0 minimum} {42.5 15.6 12.6

average} {38.9 14.4 11.3 maximum} ad. and sad. 11 Douglas Co., Kansas {40.7 15.3 12.0 minimum} {37.6 13.8 10.8

average} {39.3 14.1 11.4 maximum} ad. and sad. 6 Arkansas {40.1 14.6 11.9 minimum} {38.8 13.7 11.0

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D Interorbital breadth E Orbitonasal length F Mastoid breadth G Zygomatic breadth H Length } J Breadth }Tympanic Bulla K Depth } L Length m1 M Lateral } N Medial }P4 P Breadth }M1 Q Length } R Depth of Skull at Ant. margin of basioccipital S Depth of Skull at posterior borders of Msl

|-Tympanic Bulla-| |----P4---| |----M1---| D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

noveboracensis 10.9 15.3 23.3 26.7 15.4 7.8 3.5 5.9 5.3 5.5 4.3 2.4 14.1 12.7 11.9 15.9 24.7 28.0 16.2 8.4 4.0 6.2 5.7 5.9 4.5 2.7 14.5 13.3 10.4 14.8 22.0 25.3 14.6 7.0 3.1 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.0 1.9 13.5 12.2

11.3 15.7 23.2 26.5 15.4 7.7 3.4 5.9 5.2 5.5 4.4 2.4 14.1 12.7 12.0 16.7 25.6 28.2 16.4 8.2 3.7 6.3 5.5 5.9 4.7 3.0 14.7 13.0 10.5 14.8 21.8 25.1 14.3 7.3 3.1 5.6 5.0 5.2 4.0 2.0 13.5 12.0

10.9 15.3 22.4 26.3 15.0 7.5 3.3 5.8 5.1 5.4 4.2 2.2 14.3 12.6 12.0 16.4 23.5 28.0 15.9 8.0 3.6 6.3 5.6 6.1 5.0 2.5 15.2 13.2 9.7 14.2 20.8 24.0 14.4 6.9 3.0 5.3 4.6 5.0 3.7 2.0 13.4 11.7

10.6 15.6 23.0 26.3 15.2 8.0 5.8 5.3 5.5 4.3 2.4 13.9 12.6 11.3 16.4 23.8 27.4 16.2 8.2 6.1 5.7 5.8 4.6 2.7 14.5 13.2 9.8 13.7 22.1 23.9 14.2 7.7 5.6 4.7 5.1 3.9 2.1 13.0 11.8

10.2 14.9 22.0 24.9 14.7 7.6 5.6 5.0 5.3 4.2 2.2 13.4 11.9 11.0 15.7 22.8 26.1 15.2 7.9 6.0 5.3 5.6 4.5 2.5 14.2 12.3 9.6 13.8 21.1 23.5 14.1 7.3 5.0 4.7 4.9 3.8 1.9 12.6 11.5

8.7 12.9 18.7 20.9 13.5 6.5 2.8 4.8 4.3 4.6 3.5 1.7 11.4 10.2 9.3 13.4 19.3 22.1 14.3 7.0 2.9 5.2 4.7 5.0 3.7 1.9 12.1 10.8 7.9 12.1 17.5 20.0 12.6 5.9 2.5 4.5 4.0 4.2 3.2 1.7 10.3 9.4

8.5 12.9 18.5 20.1 13.3 6.3 2.3 5.0 4.3 4.5 3.5 1.8 11.4 10.0 8.6 13.3 19.6 20.8 13.9 6.9 2.7 5.1 4.5 4.7 3.7 2.0 11.6 10.4 8.3 12.1 17.2 19.3 12.8 5.6 2.0 4.9 4.2 4.4 3.3 1.4 11.0 9.6

8.6 13.0 18.8 21.0 13.1 6.6 4.9 4.4 4.7 3.6 1.9 11.9 10.9 8.9 13.5 19.6 21.7 13.5 6.8 5.2 4.6 4.9 4.1 2.3 12.6 11.4 8.5 12.8 18.2 20.1 13.0 6.4 4.7 4.2 4.5 3.1 1.4 11.6 10.3

8.8 13.0 18.7 21.0 13.5 6.5 4.9 4.5 4.6 3.5 1.8 11.6 10.2 9.7 13.5 19.5 21.7 13.8 6.8 5.0 4.5 4.8 3.7 2.1 12.3 10.3 8.0 12.0 17.6 20.2 13.1 6.1 4.9 4.4 4.3 3.3 1.5 10.8 9.8

8.4 12.6 18.5 20.5 13.2 6.3 4.8 4.3 4.5 3.5 1.8 11.8 10.3 8.8 13.1 19.1 21.3 13.8 6.7 5.0 4.5 4.7 3.7 2.0 12.2 10.7 7.8 12.0 18.1 19.5 12.9 6.0 4.6 4.1 4.3 3.3 1.5 11.3 10.0

occisor 11.0 16.2 24.5 27.5 15.7 8.5 3.5 6.2 5.6 5.9 4.6 2.8 13.3 13.0 11.8 15.6 24.2 27.7 15.2 7.7 3.1 6.0 5.2 5.6 4.2 2.4 14.2 13.0 11.0 15.8 24.0 28.0 16.4 8.0 4.0 6.0 5.8 6.1 4.5 2.6 14.7 13.2 11.2 15.3 24.2 27.4 15.8 7.3 2.8 6.1 5.3 5.6 4.3 2.4 14.5 12.6 11.3 15.7 24.2 27.7 15.8 7.9 3.4 6.1 5.5 5.8 4.4 2.6 14.2 13.0

9.1 13.0 19.0 21.7 14.1 6.3 2.6 5.2 4.6 4.6 3.8 2.1 12.5 10.5 9.2 13.6 19.5 21.8 13.6 6.5 2.5 4.6 4.3 4.5 3.5 1.7 12.3 10.3

primulina 10.6 14.9 24.0 27.2 15.5 8.3 3.4 6.1 5.5 5.8 4.6 2.4 14.2 12.8 11.5 15.4 24.9 28.2 16.3 8.8 3.9 6.6 5.9 6.1 4.7 2.6 14.8 13.2 10.0 14.3 23.2 26.2 14.4 8.0 3.0 5.8 5.2 5.5 4.3 2.2 13.6 12.0

10.5 15.0 24.1 26.9 15.5 8.1 3.6 6.0 5.5 5.6 4.3 2.2 14.2 12.3 11.8 16.3 24.8 27.7 16.4 8.8 4.2 6.5 6.0 6.2 4.9 2.5 14.6 13.0 9.7 14.1 22.8 26.1 14.9 7.5 3.1 5.8 5.2 5.2 4.0 2.0 13.9 11.7

8.6 12.9 20.3 22.6 13.5 6.9 2.9 5.2 4.8 5.0 3.5 1.8 12.6 11.2 9.2 13.4 21.4 23.8 15.1 7.5 3.3 5.7 5.2 5.4 4.2 2.1 13.5 11.7 7.9 12.4 18.8 21.1 13.0 6.3 2.5 4.8 4.5 4.6 3.4 1.5 11.7 10.0

8.7 13.1 20.3 23.1 14.0 6.9 2.9 5.2 4.8 5.0 3.8 1.9 12.5 10.7 8.8 13.7 21.0 23.8 14.5 7.2 3.0 5.5 5.0 5.3 4.2 2.0 13.0 11.8 8.5 12.6 19.8 22.5 13.5 6.5 2.8 5.0 4.5 4.7 3.5 1.7 12.3 10.3

TABLE OF CRANIAL MEASUREMENTS--Continued ================================================================================

Key:

A Basilar length (of Hensel) B Length of tooth rows C Breadth of rostrum

Catalog Sex and Collection Number age Locality A B C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mustela frenata U. S. N. M. 246345 ad. Convent, Louisiana 43.4 15.4 13.7 M. V. Z. 37515 sad. Remy, Louisiana 43.8 16.4 12.7 M. V. Z. 38901 sad. Springville, Louisiana *45.0 *16.5

Mustela frenata M. V. Z. 47165 ad. Talbot Co., Georgia 50.1 18.3 15.0 M. V. Z. 47144 ad. Talbot Co., Georgia 49.2 18.3 13.8 M. V. Z. 47166 ad. Talbot Co., Georgia 48.5 17.6 14.6 M. V. Z. 47167 ad. Talbot Co., Georgia 45.8 17.3 14.2 M. V. Z. 47147 ad. Talbot Co., Georgia 48.1 18.0 14.0 av. 5 48.3 17.9 14.3

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