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Type locality.—Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.
Racial characters.—Medium size; dark color; smoothly rounded skull.
Measurements.—A female from Forks, Clallam County, measures: total length 905; length of tail 355; hind foot 125; ear 50; weight 14-1/2 lbs. A female and 6 males, young animals of the year, taken between November 15 and December 15, average: 772; 284; 114; weight (of 3) 8-2/3 lbs.