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This series clearly belongs with sacnmontis rather than ai'iel., but 

 in the absence of typical material the exact amount of variation from 

 the former is unknown. 



PLECOTUS ARIEL Thomas 



PlccGtus ariel Thomas, Abst. Proc. Zool. Soc. Loncl-'ii, 1911, p. 3 (Tatsienlu, 

 Szechwan, China). 



Specimen. — One in spirits from Sining, Kansu. 

 Genus MINIOPTERUS Bonaparte 



MINIOPTEKUS SCHREIBEKSI PARVIPES G. M. Allen 



Minioptcrus schrcibersl parvtpcs G. M. Alles, Anier. Mas. Nov., No. 85, 1923, 

 p. 7 (Yenpit)gfu, Fukien, China). 



Specimens. — -Eighteen, from the following Fukien localities: 17., 

 including one in spirits, from near Yenpingfu, and one from 70 miles 

 soutliwest of the same place. 



The specimen from the last-mentioned locality is extremely dark — 

 in fact, to such an extent that it stands in considerable contrast to 

 the other skins of the series. The skull is a shade larger than any 

 of the others as well. These are the only differences, however, and 

 it seems that the only sensible thing to do is to pronounce it an 

 extremely large, dark old male of this race. The remainder of the 

 series is entirely uniform. Compared to the typical race of Europe, 

 parvipes is slightly larger, especially the forearm, but the foot is no 

 smaller. It is also much darker and more sooty, and the skull 

 averages larger. 



Genus MURIlNfA Dobson 



MURINA AURATA Milne-Edwards 



Marina aumta Milne-Edwabds, Rech. Mamm., 1872, p. 250 (Tibet). 



Specimen. — One from the Likiang Mountains, Yunnai). 

 This specimen is without collector's measurements, but t!ie foreaiiu 

 has a length of 29 mm. 



MURINA HUTTONI FUSCUS Sowcrby 



Murina, hnttmii fuscua Sowerby, Journ. Manun., vol. 3, 1922, p. 46 (luiienpo 

 area, Manchuria). 



Specimen. — One, the type. 



It is questionable whether this form should not stand as a full 

 species. 



Order CARNIVORA 



Family URSIDAE 



As a basis for identifying Chinese bears one naturally follows the 

 paper by Sowerb}',^ the conclusions in which are eminently sound. 



' .Jomii., Mamm., vol. 1, 1920, p. 213-28i 



