1932. =anguinae= (_Mustela cicognanii_) Hall [= _Mustela erminea
anguinae_], Univ. California Publ. Zoöl., 38:417, November 8,
1932, applies to the ermine of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
1935. =labiata= (_Mustela arctica_) Degerbøl [= _Mustela erminea
semplei_], Rept. 5th Thule Exped., 1921-1924, vol. 2, no. 4, p.
25, 1935. When Degerbøl wrote his description and proposed this
name he was unaware that Sutton and Hamilton had three years
before based a new name on weasels from Southampton Island.
Because the two names apply to the same subspecies, Degerbøl's
name, _labiata_, must fall as a synonym of _semplei_ which has
priority.
1935. =helleri= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 48:143, August 22, 1935, applies to the long-tailed
weasel of eastern Perú.
1936. =nevadensis= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 91, November 20, 1945, applies to
the long-tailed weasel of the western United States. For many
years, animals of this subspecies were referred to _longicauda_
and from 1891 until 1936 to _arizonensis_.
1936. =effera= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 93, November 20, 1945, applies to
the long-tailed weasel of the Blue Mountains region. From 1891
until 1936 this animal was referred to under the name
_arizonensis_.
1936. =altifrontalis= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 94, November 20, 1936, applies to
the long-tailed weasel of the humid coastal district from Puget
Sound southward into Oregon.
1936. =nigriauris= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 95, November 20, 1936, applies to
the long-tailed weasel of the coastal district of California from
San Francisco Bay southward to Point Concepcion. Previous to 1936,
_xanthogenys_ was the name applied to this race of weasel.
1936. =latirostra= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 96, November 20, 1936, applies to
the long-tailed weasel of southern California which previously had
borne the name _xanthogenys_.
1936. =pulchra= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 98, November 20, 1936, is applied to
the long-tailed weasel of the southern end of the San Joaquin
Valley of California.
1936. =inyoensis= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 99, November 20, 1936, is applied to
the long-tailed weasel of Owens Valley, California.
1936. =texensis= (_Mustela frenata_) Hall, Carnegie Inst.
Washington, publ. no. 473, p. 99, November 20, 1936, applies to
the long-tailed weasel of central Texas which previously had been
assigned to the subspecies _frenata_.
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