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but by collecting together most of the scattered observa- 

 tions- smce that' period the following list has been drawn 

 up, and will, it is hoped, be of use to naturalists. The 

 species believed to be peculiar to Japan are printed in 

 italics. These are very numerous, but it must be remem- 

 bered that Corea and Manchuria (the portions of the 

 continent opposite Japan) are comparatively little known, 

 while in very few cases have the species of Japan and of 

 the continent been critically compared. Where this has 

 been done, however, the peculiar species established by 

 the older naturalists have been in many cases found to be 

 correct. 



List of the Mammalia of the Japanese Islands. 



1. Macacus sjKciosus. A monkey with rnclimentary tail and red face, 



allied to the Barbary ape. It inhabits the island of Xiphon np to 

 41° N. Lat., and has thus the most northern range of any living 

 monkey, 



2. Ptcrojyus clasymallus. A peculiar fruit-bat, found in Kiusiu Island 



only (Lat. 33° N.), and thus ranging further north of the equator 

 than any other species of the genus. 



3. Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum. The great horse-shoe bat, ranges from 



Britain across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan. It is the R. 

 nijjj^on of the Fauna Japonica according to Mr. Dobson's Monogra2)h 

 of Asiatic Bats. 



4. R. minor. Found also in Burma, Yunan, Java, Borneo, &c. 

 5! Vesperugo pipistrellus. From Britain across Europe and Asia. 



6. V. abramus. Also in India and China. 



7. V. noctula. From Britain across Europe and Asia. 



8. V. molossus. Also in China. 



9. Vespertilio capaccinii. Philippine Islands, and Italy ! This is V. 



macrodactylus of the Fauna Japonica according to Mr. Dobson. 



10. Miniopterus schreibersii. Philippines, Burma, Malay Islands. This is 



Vespertilio blepotis of the Fauna Japonica. 



11. Talpa wogura. Closely resembles the common mole of Europe, but 



has six incisors instead of eight in the lower jaw. 



12. Talpa mizura. Glinth. Allied to T. u-ogura. 



13. Urotrichus talpoides. A peculiar genus of moles confined to Japan. 



An American species has been named Urotriclmis gihsii, and Mr. 

 Lord after comparing the two says that he "can find no difference 

 whatever, either generic or specific. In shape, size, and colour, they 

 are exactly alike." But Dr. Giinther (P. Z. S. 1880, p. 441) states 

 that U. qihsii differs so much in dentition from the Japanese species 

 that it should be placed in a distinct genus, which he calls Neuro- 

 trichus. 



14. Sorex myosurus. A shrew, found also in India and ]\Ialaya. 



15. Sorex dzi-nezumi. 



16. S. umhriniLS. 



17. S. platyccphalus. 



