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CRICETULUS TRITON INCANUS Thomas 



Cricetulus triton incanus Thomas, Abst. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1908, p. 45 

 (12 miles northwest of Kolanchow, Shansi, China). 



Specimens. — Yenanfu, Shensi, 1 ; 5 miles south, 11 ; 20 miles east, 3 ; 

 and 50 miles northwest of Taiyiianfu, Shansi, 1. 



Two of these individuals were compared by G. S. Miller, jr. at 

 the British Museum with the type of incanus and pronounced typi- 

 cal. They are very little if any paler, however, than the Tientsin 

 skins that have been referred to triton typicus. 



Sowerby found them rather uncommon, inhabiting either fields 

 or mountainous country. The burrow is usually very round and 

 descends either perpendicularly or at a very sharp angle for some 

 distance. When the farmers were plowing preparatory to planting 

 Avinter wheat near Taiyuanfu they often turned up live specimens. 

 When brought to bay in the open they would roll over on their backs 

 and defend themselves from this position. They are very destruc- 

 tive to native crops as they lay up large stores of such grains as 

 beans and millet. 



CRIOETULUS TRITON NESTOR Thomas 



Cricetulus tvestor Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1907, p. 46G (Kimlioa. 65 

 miles northeast of Seoul, Korea). 



Specimems. — Twelve: Near Imienpo, 1, and 60 miles southwest of 

 Kirin, Manchuria, 3; 150 miles up the Yalu River, Korea, 7; and 

 75 miles northeast of Peking, Chihli, 1. 



On the basis of its dark coloration I am compelled to list under 

 this race the above juvenile from Chihli. Two of the specimens are 

 considerably larger than the measurements given Mr. Thomas. 



Genus CRICETISCUS Thomas 



CRICETISCUS CAMPBELLI (Thomas) 



Cricetulus campt)elli Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, vol. 15, 1905, 

 p. 322 (northern Chih,li, China). 



Specimens. — Two from Tabul, Chihli. 



In the original description the type localit}^ of this species was 

 erroneously stated to be at a spot about 200 mile^ north of Chihli, 

 a mistake later corrected by the describer. 



Genus PHODOPUS Miller 



PHODOPUS BEDFORDIAE (Thomas) 



Cricetulus hedfordiae Thomas, Abst. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1908, p. 45 

 (Yulinfu, Shensi. China). 



Specimens. — Twenty -two : Wutsai, Shansi, 1 ; Yulinfu, Shensi, 21. 



