752 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Oct., 



Some of the localities explored by Mr. Okura are not to be found on 

 any Occidental map. The location of these places has been indicated 

 on the outline map, p. 751. Mr. Schmacker says that Bagsa (or Baksa) 

 where his Japanese collector worked, is half a degree W.N.W. from 

 Tainan (Tainan-fu or Taiwan-fu), and Bankimtsong is directly east of 

 Takao (Takow), The orthography of Formosan place-names is in a 

 state of transition, owing to the change of ownership of the island 

 and the diverse phonetics of Chinese and Japanese; the older mode 

 being the Chinese, the newer Japanese. Thus, Keelimg of ordinary 

 maps is Kiirun in the Japanese mode. 



The dotted line indicates the approximate border of the western 

 mountainous area, most of which is still practically unknown except 

 to adventurous camphor gatherers, and is inhabited by savage and 

 in part head-hunting tribes. 



