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almost all of them from Fiikien. Much of the early material taken 

 by Mr. Sowerby and received nearly 20 j^ears ago was identified by 

 G. S. Miller, jr., not a few of them by means of comparisons which 

 he made with types in the British Museum, but advances made in our 

 knowledge of Chinese mammals since that time has necessitated the 

 reworking of this material. 



Next in numerical importance are 205 mammals collected by F. R. 

 Wulsin on the National Geographic Society's Central China expedi- 

 tion and presented to the Museum by that organization. A number 

 of provinces are represented among this material but of outstanding 

 importance are his collections from Inner Mongolia and from the 

 Minshan Mountains of southern Kansu — both regions of exceptional 

 interest and otherwise unrepresented in the National collection. 



Dr. David C. Graham, in the course of his missionary work, has 

 taken occasion to collect under the auspices of the Museum 178 speci- 

 mens of mammals, most of them being from the Province of 

 Szecjiwan. It has been his fortune to secure more than a fair shara 

 of extremely rare species, and his efforts have been of exceeding value. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott has presented to the Museum 186 mammals col- 

 lected under his auspices by the late Charles M. Hoy. These are 

 almost exclusively from the neighborhood of Yochow, Hunan, a 

 district which is otherwise almost unrepresented in the National 

 collection. 



Also donated by the National Geographic Society is a collection of 

 61 mammals secured by J. F. Rock, mostly in Yunnan, which in- 

 cludes many rare squirrels as well as some desirable carnivores. 



To the generosity of W. W. Simpson, who was engaged for some 

 time in missionary work at TaocTiow, Kansu, the Museum is indebted 

 for 38 mammals, mostly from Kansu, among which are such desira- 

 ble items as gorals, stags, and an extremely rare bear. 



Smaller but valuable collections have, in addition, been received 

 as follows: From S. F. Light, 16 mammals from Hainan and the 

 mainland adjacent; from C. B. Rickett, 12 mammals, mostly from 

 Fukien; from A. P. Jacot, 7 mammals from Shantung; and from 

 Canton Christian College museum, 5 mammals. This leaves 84 mam- 

 mals from miscellaneous sources. These include specimens in the 

 collection of C. Hart Merriam, material secured in exchange from 

 many institutions, and the odds and ends that have accumulated 

 throughout the years. 



As a result of the present study, 18 species and subspecies have 

 been described as new by the writer, and one by G. S. Miller. In 

 addition, Miller, Lyon, Hollister, and Sowerby previously described 

 23 new forms based on this material, making a total of 42 new forms 

 that have been described from the Chinese mammals noAv in the col- 

 lection of the United States National Museum. 



