S 145, 154, ? 148, 153. 12 miles south of Yen-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 



4000 ft. January 6th to nth, 1909. 



S 174, 175, 176. Liu-ts'un, foot of mountains 15 miles south of Hsi-an 



Fu, Shensi. Alt. 1500 ft. March 2nd and 3rd, 1909. 



S 191. Mountains 15 miles south of Lan-chou Fu, Kansu. Alt. 7000 ft. 



June 17th, 1909. 



A very widely distributed species, common wherever scrub or woods 

 are at all extensive. 



20. Apodemus agrarius pallidior, Thomas. 



^ I35> ? I40' Yen-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 2800 ft. December 23rd and 

 27th, 1908. 



^ 160, 165, 166, 168, 169, 170. ^ Liu-ts'un, foot of mountains 15 miles 

 south of Hsi-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 1500 ft. February 26th to March ist, 1909. 



Usually found in low, bushy country, on hill tops, or in open valleys. 

 Those taken at Liu-ts'un were caught on hill side amongst loose stones, 

 in small cypress wood, or along the bottom of a deep ravine. Enjoys a 

 comparatively wide range. 



21. Cricetulus triton, de Winton. 



S 130. Yen-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 2800 ft. December 22nd, 1908. 



Apparently not C. triton incanus, as described by Mr. Thomas.* True 

 C. triton incanus has hitherto only been found in Shansi, though the 

 present species seems to be an inhabitant of both Shansi and Shensi, as 

 well as of Shantung. 



It is just possible that in all three provinces two forms exist, one a 

 large form (incanus) with ridges on the skull, and the other a smaller one 

 with smooth skull. Both C. t. incanus and C. triton are abundant on the 

 T'ai-yiian Fu plain. 



Chinese name, " Pan-ts*ang." " Ts'ang " means a " granary," 

 and refers to this animal's habit of storing away large quantities of grain 

 and beans for winter consumption. A very fierce and pugnacious animal. 



22. Cricetulus andersoni, Thomas. 



<? 9, 15, 22, ? 10, II, 12, 14, 23. Chiao-ch'6ng Shan mountains, 90 

 miles west of T'ai-yiian Fu, Shansi. Alt. 7000 to 8000 ft. October 6th 

 to 8th, 1908. 



* Abstr. P.Z.S., 1908, page 45 (December 15), also P.Z.S., i|o8, p. 973. 



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