Measurements in mm. — Type (from skin, apparently not much stretched). 



Head and body, 340; tail, 210. 

 specimens examined. — Two, both from the Ordos Desert. 



6. Martes flavigula borealis, Radde. 



? 157 (skin only). Yen-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 2800 ft. January i6th, 1909. 

 19 caudal vertebrae remaining measured 333 m.m. ; hind foot, fresh and 

 soft, measured 100 m.m. ; ear, fresh and soft, measured 42 m.m. 



Common, but hard to secure, this handsome marten is seldom seen. 

 It inhabits the deep ravines of the loess country. The Chinese name 

 " huang-yao " means " yellow marten," a name given in consequence of 

 the brilliant yellow throat of this animal. 



7. Mustela sibirica, Pallas. 



^ 178, 179. Liu-ts'un, foot of mountains 15 miles south of Hsi-an Fu, 

 Shensi. Alt. 1500 ft. March 7th, 1909. 



Both specimens trapped in drain in temple yard, after stealing game 

 from larder. Very savage. Common all over North China, especially in 

 large towns, where they live upon rats and other vermin. The two 

 specimens were markedly different in shape and colour, also in skull pro- 

 portions. Chinese name, "huang-shu-lang," meaning "yellow rat wolf."* 



8. Mustela larvata, Hodgson. (Plate 51.) 



,y 196, 248. Ching-ning Chou, 150 miles east of Lan-chou Fu, Kansu. 

 Alt. 5500 ft. July 24th and 25th, 1909. 



S' 212. 15 miles north-east of Ching-ning Chou, Kansu. Alt. 6200 ft. 

 July 26th, 1909. 



The three specimens are all immature, and their determination can 

 be regarded as no more than provisional. Specimens bought from 

 natives, who used them to capture small rodents in the same way that 

 ferrets are used in Europe to capture rabbits and rats. Chinese name, 

 " Sao-hu," meaning "ermine fox." 



9. Capreolus bedfordi, Thomas. 



? 149. 12 miles south of Yen-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 400 ft. January 8th, 

 1909. 



? 247. 30 miles east of Ch'ing-yang Fu, Kansu. Alt. 4500 ft. August 

 14th, 1909. 



• Gilas gives the name " Huang-shu-lang " to the North China polecat or Siberian weasel 



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