ART. 1 MAMMALS FROM CHINA HOWELL 45 



Spechnens. — Two from Yunnan; Cliuchi, 1, and Linchiafu, 1. 



T3^pical gordoni is known to vary to an unusual amount, but there 

 is only one specimen from the type locality available for compari- 

 son — a light individual with pale underparts. The Chuchi example 

 is very different, the dorsal coloration, especially of the tail, being 

 very much browner as well as darker, and the belly a more intense 

 shade of bay. It has, however, a midventral stripe of the same color 

 as the back and on the whole had better be referred to gordoni. The 

 midventral line is almost obliterated in the Linchiafu skin but it is 

 otherwise similar to the one from Chuchi. 



SCIURUS ERYTHRAEUS HAEMOBAPHES G. M. Allen 



Sciurus erythraeus haemobaphes G. M. Allen, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, 

 1912, y. 177 (Cliihping=Shihping, Yunnan, China.). 



Sjjecimens. — Three from the Hofuping Mountains, Mekong Valley, 

 Yunnan. 



It is with considerable hesitancy that these squirrels, from so far 

 northwest of the type locality of haemohaphes^ are assigned to this 

 race. They certainly should not be presumed to be entirely typical 

 but every character of this form is present, though modified to some 

 extent by michianus influence. Presumably squirrels of the haemo- 

 haphes type have entered the region of northwestern Yunnan by way 

 of the Mekong Valley. It may be mentioned that this was first 

 described as a small race but the given condylobasilar length of 48 

 mm., equal to a total length of about 55, is above the average of the 

 Chinese squirrels of this group. 



SCIURUS ERYTHRAEUS MICHIANUS Robinson and Wroughton 



Sciurus castatieoventris michianus Robinson and Wkoughton, Journ. Fed. 

 Malay States Mus., vol. 4, 1911, p. 234 (Likiang, Yunnan, China). 



/Specimens. — Six from the Likiang plain, Yunjian. 

 •These seem to be fairly typical except for the fact that there is a 

 suggestion of blackness upon the toes. 



SCIURUS ERYTHRAEUS STYANI Thomas 



Sciurus styani Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 13, 1894, p. 363 

 (probably Kahing, Kiangsu, China). 



Specimen. — One from Kiukiang, Kiangsu. 



This seems to be a perfectly typical specimen, with very pale 

 underparts. 



SCIURUS VULGARIS CHIHLIENSIS Sowerby 



Sciurus vulgaris chihliensis Sowerby, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, vol. 7, 

 1921, p. 253 (Wuliugshan, 75 miles northeast of Peking, Chihli, China). 



Specimen. — One — the type. 



