Racial characters.—Similar to fuscus but more orange, less red.
Measurements.—Four male and 3 female topotypes average, respectively: total length 209, 191; length of tail 60, 56; hind foot 27, 26.
Distribution.—The eastern edge of the Cascades from the Wenatchee Mountains south to the Simcoe Anticline.
Thomomys talpoides shawi [Taylor]
Thomomys douglasii shawi [Taylor], Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 34:121, June 30, 1921.
Thomomys talpoides shawi [Hall] and [Dalquest], Murrelet, 20:4, April 30, 1939.
Type.—Obtained at Owyhigh Lakes, Mount Rainier, Pierce County, Washington, by G. G. Cantwell, on August 9, 1919; type in United States National Museum.
Racial characters.—A large, tan-colored pocket gopher, similar to aequalidens but paler.
Measurements.—Two male and 7 female topotypes average, respectively: total length 227, 213; length of tail 72, 64; hind foot 32, 30.
Distribution.—The higher Cascade Mountains from Mount Rainier southward. Southern limits of range unknown.