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discovered in Southern China. Another small Deer, for 

 which a separate genus (Hydropotes) has been rightly 

 formed, has no trace of antlers at all, and in other respects 

 differs much from the remaining members of the family. 

 This form is entirely confined to Southern China. A third 

 peculiar genus, belonging to the Bovidie, is the Takin 

 (Budorcas). This ox-like Antelope is also found in 

 Western Tibet, but extends its range southwards to the 

 Mishmi country in the north of Assam. The Takin is 

 one of the very few of the larger ruminants that has never 

 been met with or shot by European sportsmen, and our 

 knowledge of it is entirely derived from the natives. 



The Burmo-Chinese, like the Malayan Sub-region, is the 

 most frequented haunt of the Squirrel family (Sciuridte). 

 No less than thirty-two species, referable to the genera 

 Sciurus (the true Squirrel) and to Pteromys and Sciurop- 

 terus, the Flying Squirrels, are found here alone. The only 

 Rodent supposed to be truly endemic is Hapalomys, a 

 long-tailed Rat found in Burma. 



The Burmo-Chinese Carnivores do not call for any 

 special remark; one genus alone (Helictis) is strictly 

 endemic. It contains three or four species of small 

 badger-like animals with arboreal habits. 



Among the insectivores of this Sub-region only one 

 genus is endemic. This is Soricidus, containing some 

 small shrew-like mammals found only in Sikkim and 

 Assam. Several species of Mole (Talpa), as also Anuro- 

 sorex, and Chimarrhogale, belonging to the Shrew family 

 (Soricidcv), extend from the Palsearctic Region into this 

 Sub-region, but no farther. 



The Bats of Burmo-China need not detain us long; 

 most of the genera are widely spread, and a very large 



