_Type._--Obtained at Fort Klamath, Klamath County, Oregon, by B. L. Cunningham on January 5, 1898; type in United States National Museum. _Racial characters._--Slightly larger than _hudsonica_ with white stripes diverging on shoulders rather than neck. _Measurements._--A young male from 1 mile north of Burbank, Walla Walla County, measures: total length 474; length of tail 205; hind foot 68; ear 30; weight 815 grams. _Distribution._--Southeastern Washington, south of the Snake River and east of the Columbia River, occurring west to Burbank (M. V. Z.). =Mephitis mephitis notata= (Howell) _Chincha occidentalis notata_ Howell, N. Amer. Fauna, 20:36, August 31, 1901. _Mephitis mephitis notata_ Hall, Carnegie Inst. Washington, Publ. 473:67, November 20, 1936. _Type._--Obtained at Trout Lake, south base of Mt. Adams, Klickitat County, Washington, by P. Schmid on March 22, 1897; type in United States National Museum. _Racial characters._--Similar to _hudsonica_ but larger; stripes narrower, diverging anteriorly on neck or back of head; tail shorter, sometimes without long, white hairs. _Measurements._--Howell (1901:37) gives the average of 3 adult males from Trout Lake, Klickitat County, as: total length 633; length of tail 249; hind foot 76. _Distribution._--The Columbia River Valley of the southern Cascades from the Wind River east to the Snake River and the Yakima Valley area (trappers' reports). =Mephitis mephitis spissigrada= Bangs _Mephitis spissigrada_ Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12:31, March 24, 1898. _Mephitis foetulenta_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus., Publ. 32, zoöl. ser., 1:269, March, 1899 (type from Laguna, near Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington). _Chincha occidentalis spissigrada_ Howell, N. Amer. Fauna, 20:35, August 31, 1901. _Mephitis mephitis spissigrada_ Hall, Carnegie Inst. Publ. 473:67, November 20, 1936. _Type._--Obtained at Sumas [prairie], British Columbia, by A. Brooks on September 30, 1895; type in Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. _Racial characters._--Similar to _hudsonica_ but larger; stripes broader, usually diverging on shoulders; hairs of stripes often cream color or yellowish near base; end of tail usually white. _Measurements._--An adult male from 2-1/2 miles southeast of Chinook, Pacific County, measures: total length 578; length of tail 260; hind foot 30. A female from the same place and one from Renton, King County, average: 575; 233; 72; 27. _Distribution._--Lowlands of western Washington. This form rarely goes far into the mountains except along the valleys of the larger rivers. Marginal records are Skykomish (W. W. D.) and Washougal River (W. W. D.). =Taxidea taxus taxus= (Schreber)