4 University of MicJiigan 



inns loochoocnsis for No. 22064 California Academy of 

 Sciences'' * * * 



Showing similar characters separating the Formosan ex- 

 amples of C alio phis macclellandii (Reinhardt) from those 

 upon the, mainland, he proceeds to add, after remarking upon 

 the inconsequence of these characters, that "On the other 

 hand, the criterion of a certain school of species-makers is so 

 alien to this standard, that one is forced to suggest a pro- 

 visional new name, and none would be more appropriate than 

 Callophis fonnoscnsis," the type, 18864 Cal. Ac. Sci. 



The leaflet closes with nominal additions to the fauna of 

 a number of Oriental regions and islands. 



So much for a reading of, Doctor Thompson's contribu- 

 tions, which were printed by the Hicks-Judd Co., of San Fran- 

 cisco. 



Imagine one's surprise upon receiving and reading the 

 following pamphlet "Published San Francisco, July 29, 1912." 

 This antedates by two days Thompson's third notice. The ap- 

 pearance of this brochure is very similar to those of Thomj)- 

 son, in arrangement and typography. The paper, however, is 

 nififerently watermarked and no printer's name is to be found. 

 The title is ] Advance Diagnoses of New Reptiles | and 

 Amphibians from the Loo Choo | Islands and Formosa | By 

 John Van Denburgh. | A writer who has long been known most 

 favorably to all herpetologists, the world over, as an accurate, 

 painstaking and skillful scientist. 



The contents of this paper include a diagnosis of Babina 

 with Rana holsti as type; a description of Hyla halloivclli from 

 Kikaigoshima the type No. 23806 Cal. Ac. Sci. ; a diagnosis of 

 Japahtra' polygonata ishigakiensis ; J . p. miyakensis; Unmeces 

 harhouri; Etimeces marginatus amamiensis ; B. m. kikaigensis; 

 Zv. ishigakiensis; E. cJiinensis forinosensis; Sphenoinorphns 



