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to the fact that our visit was during a very 

 good year, when, owing to a greater abund- 

 ance of food, they may have been less tempted 

 to enter our traps. We failed to find their 

 burrows. 



26. P hod opus camphelli, Thos. 



Two specimens, c^, $. Tabool, 100 miles 

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



From its general appearance, and the 

 coalescence of the lobes of the foot into one 

 ball, this species certainly ought to be re- 

 ferred to Mr. Miller's new genus Phodopus. 



This interesting little hamster was originally 

 described by Mr. Thomas from almost the 

 same district, so that these specimens are 

 practically topotypes. Mr. Anderson found 

 this species also very common, which again 

 w^as contrary to our experience. 



27. Phodopus bedfordice, Thos. 



One specimen, ?. Wu-tsai, 20 miles W. of 

 Ning-wu Fu, Shansi. 6,000 ft. (?) 



Judging from the tracks in the sand this 

 little hamster is evidently fairly common 

 in this locality. 



Its Chinese name is " Mi-ts'ang " — means 

 " Storer of millet." 



28. Microtus angustus, Thos. 



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