Measurements.—An adult male from 2-1/2 miles southeast of Chinook, Pacific County, measures: total length 578; length of tail 260; hind foot 30. A female from the same place and one from Renton, King County, average: 575; 233; 72; 27.
Distribution.—Lowlands of western Washington. This form rarely goes far into the mountains except along the valleys of the larger rivers. Marginal records are Skykomish (W. W. D.) and Washougal River (W. W. D.).
Taxidea taxus taxus (Schreber)
Badger
Ursus taxus Schreber, Saugethiere, 3:520, 1778.
Taxidea taxus [Rhoads], Amer. Nat., 28:524, June, 1894.
Taxidea taxus neglecta [Taylor] and [Shaw], Occ. Pap. Chas. R. Conner Mus., no. 2:12, December, 1929.
Taxidea taxus taxus [Hall], Carnegie Inst. Washington, Publ. 473:78, November 20, 1936.
Type.—None. Type locality probably southwest of Hudson Bay ([Hall], 1936: 78).
Measurements.—Two males from northern Nevada measure, respectively: total length 780, 762; length of tail 113, 150; hind foot 136, 120; ear 55, 54; weight 15, 11 pounds.