404 Mr. J. D. de la Touche on the 



The following is a list of the principal Mammals* of the 

 district : — 



Macacus sp. inc. Monkeys are said to occur in small numbers on the 

 hills situated somewhere between Shuikow and Foochow. They 

 are probably of the same species as those discovered by Pere 

 David at Kuatun. 

 T'esperuffo serotinus. Abundant. 

 Vesjierugo abramus. Abundant. 

 Hipposiderus anniger. 

 Hipposiderus fulvus. 

 Sorex murinus. Abundant. 

 Ursus tibetanus, I saw once a dead bear being hawked about in the 



streets at Foochow. 

 Meles leptorhynchus ? Occurs near Foochow. 

 Maries Jiavigida. A large orange-yellow marten seen on one occasion 



was no doubt of this species. 

 Putorius sibiricus. 

 Lutra chinensis. 



Felis tigris. The tiger has of late years been seen within a few 

 miles of Foochow. Cubs are occasionally brought down for 

 sale from up country. At Puch'eng, according to Mr. Baun, 

 they are not uncommon, but keep strictly to certain parts of the 

 country. 

 Felis macrocelis. An untanned skin of a Clouded Leopard, said to 

 have been shot forty miles up the Min, was once brought to me 

 for sale. 

 Felis chinensis. Common. 

 Viverrn zibetha. Common. 

 Viverrula malaccensis. Common. 

 Urva cancrivora. Shot near Lieu-chiang-hsien. 

 Vulpes lineiventris (?). Abundant. 

 Systrix subcristata. 

 Lepus sinensis. 

 Sciurtis castaneiventris. 

 Sciurus macclellandi. 

 Mus decumanus. 

 Mus rattus. 

 Mus miisctdus. 

 Mus losea. 



Sus leucomystax. The natives at Ching-feng-ling told me that wild 

 pigs occur in their mountains. 



* The bats and smaller mammals collected by me at Foochow and 

 Swatow have been identified by Mr. Oldfield Thomas. 



