DESCRIPTIONS OF NP:W GENERA AND SPECIES OF MAM- 

 MALS FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



By ElKMR A. M EARNS, 



Major and Sitrgeon, Unifrd Slaffs Armij. 



Early in the year 11HI3, the Philippine Scientitic A.ssociation was 

 formed for the purpose of iiiakino; known the physical resources of 

 the Philippine Islands and gatherino- materials for the Government 

 jMuseum of the United States. The author undertook the study of 

 mammals, and on a part of his collection the present paper is ])ased, 

 the greater part having been identitied, and the remainder forwarded 

 to Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, jr., Assistant Curator, Division of Mammals, 

 U. S. National Museum, for determination. Mr. Miller is now engaged 

 in studying types of East Indian manmials at the British Museum, 

 where the most difhcult forms can be identitied by actual comparison 

 with Philippine types. The collection is still so meager that a general 

 report on the mammals, even of the southern islands of the Philippine 

 group, would be premature. 



I am indebted to the authorities of the U. S. National Museum for 

 aft'ording me ever}" facility and convenience in working up the collec- 

 tion. My thanks are especiall}^ due to Dr. R. Rathbun, Assistant 

 Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, and to Mr. G. S. Miller, jr.; and 

 I received much direct assistance from Mr. Walter L. Hahn, Dr. 

 Marcus W. Lyon, jr., and Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, of the Museum 

 stall, to each of whom I express my sincere and grateful appreciation. 



The new genera descril)ed are as follows: 



Urogale (p. -135). Type: Urogale cyllndrura, new species. 



Podogymimra (p. 436). Type: Podogymnura t/'uel, new species. 



BuUimus (p. 450). Type: BuUinms hmjohus^ new species. 



Limnomys {^. 451). Type: Lhnnomys sihuant/s, new sipevAes. 



Tarmmys (p. 453). Type: Tarsomys apoensis^ new species. 



Apomys (p. 455). Type: Apomyn hylocmtes^ new species. 



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