Racial characters.—Frontal region of skull only slightly concave.
Measurements.—A male from 20 miles south of Ephrata, Grant County, on the Columbian Plateau, measures: total length 1185; length of tail 365; hind foot 198; ear 125; weight 26-1/2 lbs. A female from 10 miles northeast of Goldendale, Klickitat County, in the southern Cascades, measured: 1105; 280; 197; weight 19 lbs. A female from Cashmere, Chelan County, in the northern Cascades, measured: 1209; 410; 210; 131. A female from the middle fork of the Nooksack River, Whatcom County, in western Washington, measured: total length 1185; length of tail 358.
Distribution.—Suitable areas of the entire state, except for northeastern Washington.
Remarks.—Pending a revision of the coyotes, those of western Washington are referred to lestes.
Canis latrans incolatus [Hall]
Canis latrans incolatus [Hall], Univ. California Publ. Zoöl., 40:369, November 5, 1934.
Type.—Obtained at Isaacs Lake, 3,000 ft. elevation, Bowron Lakes Region, British Columbia, by T. T. and E. B. McCabe on October 23, 1928; type in Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy.
Racial characters.—Similar to lestes but frontal region more concave.
Measurements.—A male from 20 miles east of Tonasket, Okanogan County, measures: total length 1033; length of tail 291; hind foot 163; ear 110.