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the present district. In the first named 

 country it is very common, often living in 

 large colonies. It is diurnal in its habits. 



19. Mus zvagneri mongolium, Thos. 



Three specimens, 2 ^^, 1 ?. 5 miles S. of 

 T'ai-yiian Fu, Shansi. 2,600 ft. 



Six specimens, 2 S^, 4 ?$. Tabool, 100 miles 

 N. of Kalgan, Mongolia. 4,000 ft. 



The second series of mice is topotypical, 

 the subspecies having been described from 

 this locality by Mr. Thomas, from six speci- 

 mens taken by Mr. Anderson in 1907. As 

 Mr. Thomas points out, it is darker than M. 

 wagneri from Central Asia. M. wagneri 

 mongolium occurs all over North China, 

 and is very common. 



20. Epimys confucianus luticolor, Thos. 



Five specimens, 1 c^, 4 ??. Lung-wang 

 Shan, 20 miles E. of T'ai-yiian Fu, 

 Shansi. 4,000 ft. 



Three specimens, 1 ^, 2 ??. Mountains, 

 50 miles N.W. of T'ai-yiian Fu, Shansi. 

 5,500 ft. 



One skull, ?, one complete specimen, cJ. 

 Mountains 30 miles W. of K'uei-hua- 

 ch'eng, N. Shansi. 7,000 ft. 



Usually common in rocky ravines in moim- 

 tainous country, this rat enjoys a wide dis- 

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