Length Length
Catalogue Sex Locality Total of of hind
no. length tail foot
47165 [M] Box Springs, 454 160 48
Talbot Co., Georgia
47166 [M] Box Springs, 435 147 47
Talbot Co., Georgia
47167 [M] Box Springs, 422 145 45
Talbot Co., Georgia
41023 [M] Thomas Co., 443 140 47
Georgia
41025 [M] Grady Co., 395 142 47
Georgia
223880 [M] Okefinokee Swamp, 416 145 49
Georgia
198 [M] Okefinokee Swamp, 425 140 48
Georgia
Average 7 [M] 427 146 47
49385 [F] Gainesville, 396 124 45*
Alachua Co., Florida
41024 [F] Thomas Co., 380 125 41
Georgia
51527 [F] Talbot Co., 376 128 43
Georgia
* [not typical]
The length of the hind foot averages less than the basal length in
both males and females. The tail averages 52 per cent as long as
the head and body in males and 51 per cent in females. Average
differences in measurements of the two sexes are: Total length,
49; length of tail, 19; length of hind foot, 5. An adult male, no.
41023, and an adult female, no. 41024, each taken in February,
1929, on the Sinkola Plantation, Thomas County, Georgia, weighed
15 ounces (425 grams) and 7 ounces (198 grams) respectively
according to Charles O. Handley.
_Externals._--As described in _Mustela frenata noveboracensis_,
except that hairiness of foot-soles slightly less than shown in
figure 19.
_Color._--Upper parts, in summer, near tone 4 of Burnt Umber of
Oberthür and Dauthenay, pl. 304. In winter lighter, between tones
3 and 4 of Raw Umber of Oberthür and Dauthenay, pl. 301. Dark spot
at each angle of mouth present or absent. Underparts ranging from
Massicot Yellow to Cream Buff except on chin and upper lips which
are white. Tip of tail black. Upper parts of uniform color. Color
of underparts extends distally on posterior sides of forelegs over
antipalmar faces of toes and on medial sides of hind limbs to
ankles. Least width of color of underparts averaging, in a series
of five males from Talbot Co., Georgia, 29 (extremes 24-34) per
cent of greatest width of color of upper parts. Black tip of tail
in same series, averaging 65 (extremes 60-70) mm. long, thus
longer than hind foot and averaging 43 per cent of length of
tail-vertebrae.
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