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latter, are completely bridged over when the Chinese 

 and Manchurian specimens are taken into considera- 

 tion. Specimens from Ichang, on the Yangtse Kiang, 

 and Ningpo come nearest the Japanese, from which 

 they do not differ in coloration; but the tympanum, 

 although as distinct, is not so large. Others from 

 Shanghai, Chefoo, Peking, and Corea are intermediate 

 between the latter and the European; the tympanum is 

 always very distinct (as is also sometimes the case in 

 European specimens), but varies considerably in size; 

 the dark lateral stripe is often ill-defined or absent, 

 and the belly may be either largely spotted with 

 black, or almost immaculate. Specimens from 

 Chabarowka, Manchuria, the northernmost Oriental 

 locality, are still nearer the European ; the tympanum 

 is rather small, but perfectly distinct; the belly is 

 immaculate, and the coloration might be said to be 

 identical but for the presence of traces of a light 

 vertebral line, as is often found in specimens from 

 Japan, Corea, and Northern China. 



Measurements of specimens from Eastern Asia are 

 appended for comparison with those of Europeans, as 

 given in the preceding table. 



Measurements of Asiatic Specimens (in millimetres). 



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