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Show COUES ON GEOMYS AND THOMOMYS - G. BURSARIUS. 221 GEOMYS BURSARIUS, (Shaw) Rich. Mus bursarius, SHAW, Linn. Traus. v, 1800, 227, fig. 8; Gen. Zool, ii, 1801, 100, pi. 138 (the plate clearly shows the grooved incisors ; the pouches are everted).-^Mrrc., Am. Journ. Sci. iv, 1822, 183. Cricetus bursarius, DESM., Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xiv, --, 177; Ency. Me*th. Snppl. pi. 10, f. 4 ; Mamm. ii, 1822, p. 312 (bursareus).-F. Cuv., Diet. Sc. Nat. xx, --, 257.-DESMOUL., Diet. Class, viii, ---, 37.-GRIFF., Anim. Kiugd. iii, 1827,138, pi. -; v, 1827, 235, No. 612. Saccophorus bursarius, KUHL, Beitrage, 1820, 65.-FISCH., Synop. 1827, 304. Pseudostoma bursarius, SAY, Long's Exp. R. Mts. i, 1823, 406 (bursaria).-HARLAN, Fn. Amer. 1825, 153.- LESS., Man. 1827. 259.-GODMAN, Am, Nat. Hist, ii, 1831, 90 (bursarium).-DEKAY, N. Y. Fn. i, 1842, 92.-AUD. & BACH., Q. N. A. i, 1849, 332, pi. 44. Geomys^ bursarius, RICH., F. B. A. i, 1829, 203; Rep. Brit. Assoc. for 1836, v, 1837, 156 (nee Gray). Ascomys bursarius, EYD. & GERV., Voy. Favorite, v, 1839, 23.-SCHINZ, Syn. ii, 1845, 132.-GIEB., Odon- tog. 53, pi. 23, f. 8. Geomys bursarius, WOODH., Zuni and Col. R. 1853, 50.-PARVIN, Ann. Rep. Smiths. Inst. for 1854, 1855, 293 (habits).-KENN., Trans. Illinois Agric. Soc. for 1853->4, 1855, 580.-BD., M. N. A. 1857, • 372, pi. 22, fig. 1 a-h, and pi. 50, fig. 2 a-g.-MAXIM., Arch. Naturg. 1861, --; Verz. Reise N.-Am. Sang. 1862, 147.-GERR., Cat. Bones Br. Mus. 1862, 223.-LEIDY, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1867, 97 (skull from loess of Missouri).-AMES, Bull. Acad. Minnesota, i, 1874, 70. Geomys (Saccophorus) bursarius, GIEBEL, Saug. 1855, 529. " ? Mus ludovicianus, ORD, Guthrie's Geog. 2d Am. ed. ii, 1815, 292. (Not deter mi nable.)" ? Diplostoma fusca, RAF., Am. Month. Mag. ii, 1817, 44.-DESM., Mamm. ii, 1822, 315.-LESS., Man. 18^7, 261. ? Diplostoma alba, RAF., Am. Month. Mag. ii, 1817, 44 (albino).-DESM., Mamm. ii, 1822, 315.-LESS., Man. 1827.261. Saccophorusl albus, FISCH., Synop. 1827, 305. ? Geomys cinereus, RAF., Am. Month. Mag. ii, 1817, 45. Mus saccatus, MITCH., N. Y. Med. Repos. xxi, 1821, 249. . Ascomys canadensis, LIGHT., Abh. Acad. Wiss. Berl. 1823, 13, fig.-BRANTS, Muizen, 1827, 24.-WAGN., Suppl. Schreb. iii, 1843, 383; Abh. K. Baier. Akad. Munch, xxii, 1846, 327, fig. (skeleton). Geomys canadensiSj LEG., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. vi, 1852, 158. Geomys oregonensis, LEG., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. vi, 1852,160 (no probability that the assigned locality is correct). . - .• Geomys breviceps, BD., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1855, 334; M. N. A. 1857, 378, pi. 52, f. 2 a-^.-GERR. Cat. Bones Br. Mus. 1862, 223. Canada Eat, SHAW, II. cc. Canada Pouched Rat, RICHARDSON, -1. c.-AUD. & BACH., L c. Hamster du Canada, DESM., I. c. Pseudostome a bourse, LESS., I. c. Diplostoine brun, D. blanche, DESM., LESS., II. cc. • .,.• . • Canadian Hamster, GRIFFITH, I. c. Goffi r, Taschenmaus, SCHINZ, L c. Pouched Rat, Sand Rat, Camas Eat, Pocket Gopher, Salamander, Vulg. Ganfre, French (whence English "gopher," and German "goffer"). Quid Geomys drummondii, RICH., Rep. Brit. Assoc. v, 1837, 157 (Ascomys drummondii apud Wagn,, Suppl, Schreb.), species indet. deutibus prim, bisulcatis? DIAGNOSIS.-Superior incisors bisulcate, with a fine sharp groove along the inner margin, and another much larger bisecting the remaining plane surface. Cheek-pouches ample, extending to the shoulders. Hands (including claws) longer than feet. Tail and feet hairy. Pelage soft, sleek, mole-like. Color dull reddish-brown, muddy-gray or hoary beneath, the basal portion |
