published by the Smithsonian Institution, have been embodied in a 

 detailed report on the mammals collected by me, and they appear in 

 Appendix II. 



I must direct the readers' attention to a paper by Paul Matschie, " Ueber 

 Chinesische Saugethiere besonders aus den Sammlungen des Herr Wilhelm 

 Filchner," containing many interesting photographs of the skulls of certain 

 Chinese mammals. 



The birds of China are undoubtedly much better known than the 

 mammals. Nevertheless, there seems to be no record of any work hitherto 

 done in the districts traversed by our expedition. Mr. Anderson and I 

 collected a few birds on the expedition referred to above, but no new species 

 were discovered. A very complete account of the birds of China has been 

 written by Armand David and E. Oustalet, and published under the title of 

 *' Les Oiseaux de la Chine." 



As far as I know, the only reptiles, batrachians, and fishes collected 

 hitherto in these districts were those obtained by Mr. Anderson and myself. 

 Here again there is nothing new to report, the few species secured having 

 been recorded from other parts of Asia. The number of new species of ticks, 

 spiders, and fleas discovered on the present expedition shows that in this 

 branch of zoology little had previously been done. 



On our leaving T'ai-yiian Fu, I began my work at once. A single 

 woodmouse {Apodemus speciosus) trapped in the mountains immediately west 

 of T'ai-yiian Fu, and a few chipmunks (Eutamias asiaticus senescens) shot en 

 route were the only specimens secured till we reached the Chiao-ch'6ng Shan 

 district. This country has already been described as consisting of high, 

 rugged and heavily forested mountains. It is excellent from the collector's 

 point of view, and during our stay a good collection of rodents was made. 

 I soon had out a long line of traps, which were visited daily. The woodmouse 

 was again secured, besides Anderson's hamster {Cricetulus anaersoni) and two 

 species of voles {Craseomys shameius and Microtus puUus). The last has been 

 described as a new species by Mr. Miller; while Craseomys shanseius and 

 Cricetulus andersoni were first discovered by Mr. Anderson in this district. 

 The woodmouse and Anderson's hamster were common almost everywhere. 

 Craseomys shanseius was found in or near the heavy forests, which commenced 

 at an altitude of about 8000 feet. One specimen was secured on the summit 

 of Mo-^rh Shan, the highest peak in the district. Microtus pullus is closely 

 related to M. johannus, a species first found by me in the K'6-lan Shan, about 

 sixty miles north of the present locality. Both species are found on open hill 



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