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to get one however, as I have them defi- 

 nitely locat^cd, having made careful studies 

 of specimens at short distances on a number 

 of occasions. 



Whether or not this tiger will really 

 prove to be an unknown variety, it is 

 of course impossible to say until speci- 

 mens have been obtained, but it offers 

 interesting possibilities. 



Mr. Caldwell has also described other 

 animals unknown to him, one of which 

 is undoubtedly the white-maned serow 

 {Capricorn is argyrochoetus) . 



Perhaps the most striking of all 

 Chinese mammals is the beautiful gol- 

 den-yellow takin (Budorcas bedfordi), 

 discovered in the province of Shensi 

 by one of the Duke of Bedford's expe- 

 ditions. 



The takin is a strange animal inhabit- 

 ing the wild mountain heights of a 

 strange country. It is' allied to the 

 serows and gorals and may possibly be 

 found in Kwei-chau for it has been 

 recorded from the mountains to the 

 westward. The serow and goral are 

 especially interesting since they are in 

 many respects intermediate between 

 the sheep and the goats. Among the 

 carnivores to be found are leopards, 

 bears, foxes and mungooses, while mon- 

 keys, squirrels and many important 

 small mammals will imdoubtedly be 

 secured. 



The expedition will proceed into the 

 interior by way of the Si-kiang, or West 

 River. A boat can be secured at Canton 

 to carry it to the head of navigation. 

 Along the river, mammals, birds, fishes 

 and reptiles will be collected; then the 

 expedition will make its way into the 

 mountains by means of mules and native 

 porters. 



A complete camera ecjuipment will be 

 provided and attention directed toward 

 securing motion pictures of the animal 

 and nati\e life of tlie regions visited. 



For this work the expedition is especiall\- 

 fortunate in securing a remarkable 

 motion-picture camera which has l)een 

 invented by Mr. Carl E. Akeley of the 

 American Museum staff. During his 

 long experience in Africa Mr. Akeley 

 was continually in need of a motion- 

 picture camera adapted for the difficult 

 work of photographing wild animals. 

 Because no such camera was to be had, 

 Mr. Akeley characteristically set to 

 work to design one, and the result will 

 undoul)tedly revolutionize the taking of 

 wild-game motion pictures. A unique 

 feature of the photographic equipment 

 will be color photography. By the 

 Paget process, a negative plate is secured 

 from which both color paper prints and 

 color lantern slides can be made. 



The expedition will leave New York 

 March 17, and will sail from San Fran- 

 cisco March 25 on the Japanese ship 

 Tenyo Maru, due to arrive at Yokohama 

 April 10. Some time will be required 

 to outfit and to conclude the necessary 

 diplomatic negotiations, so that collect- 

 ing will probably not begin until about 

 the second week of May. Unless un- 

 foreseen circumstances arise to change 

 the plans, one year will be- spent in 

 actual field work. 



The Asiatic Zoological Expedition 

 has been made possible through the 

 Jesup Fimd of the American Museum 

 and by the personal subscriptions of 

 friends of the Museum. The patrons 

 are Mr. James B. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Sidney M. Colgate, Mr. Childs Frick, 

 Mrs. Adrian Hoffman Joline, Mr. Lin- 

 coln Ellsworth and Mr. and Mrs. 

 Charles L. Bernheimer. 



It is to be hoped that the results of the 

 Museum's endeavors in this new and 

 remote field will yield collections and 

 scientific data worthy of the generosity 

 with which the expedition has been 

 supported. 



