Other measurements. — Height at shoulder, 2 ft. 6 ins. 

 Weight, 320 lbs. (about). 



This pig is a great scourge to the natives of the countrj', as it 

 destroys acres of crops. It is common in most mountainous or hilly 

 districts with good cover. Its range extends at least from Shansi to 

 Tibet. 



12. Sciurotamias davidianus, M. Edwards. (Plate 49.) 



^ 119. 9 miles south of Ch'ing-chien Hsien, Shensi. Alt. 2600 ft. 

 December i6th, 1908. 



2 120. 15 miles east of Yen-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 2500 ft. December 

 19th, 1908. 



^ 171, 173, 177, ? 181, 182. Liu-ts'un, foot of mountains 15 miles 

 south of Hsi-an Fu, Shensi. Alt. 1500 ft. March, igog. 

 ^ 253. 15 miles south of Ch'ing-chien Hsien, Shensi. Alt. 2600 ft. 

 August 27th, 1909. 



Found in rocky hills and mountainous country from near Peking in 

 the east to the furthest limits of Kansu in the west. It is recorded from 

 Ning-wu Fu, Shansi, and also from Ssuch'uan. 



It resembles in habits and mode of life, the chipmunk, but does not 

 hibernate as does the latter. 



13. Eutamias asiaticus senescens, Miller. (Plate 48.) 



S 2. Sheng-yi mountains 18 miles west of T'ai-yiian Fu, Shansi. Alt. 

 5000 ft. September 30th, 1908. 



J 6, $ 3, 4. Ku-chao, 30 miles west of T'ai-yuan Fu, Shansi. Alt. 

 4000 ft. October ist, 1908. 



? 7. 60 miles west of T'ai-yiian Fu, Shansi. Alt. 4450 ft. 

 October 3rd, 1908. 



S 34, 24, 44. Chiao-ch'eng Shan, mountains 90 miles west of T'ai-yiian 

 Fu, Shansi. Alt. 7000 ft. 



,? 45, 46. 30 miles west of Lin Hsien, Shansi. Alt. 4000 ft. October 

 2ist, 1908. 



(? 185. Chien-ch'uan-ch'^ng, 50 miles north-west of Hsi-an Fu, Shensi. 

 Alt. 3100 ft. May gth, 1909. 



2 197, 198, 199. Ching-ning Chou, 150 miles east of Lan-chou Fu, 

 Kansu. Alt. 5500 ft. July 25th, 1909. 



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