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T'ai-yiian Fii. Here and further north in. 

 the K'o-lan and Ning-wu mountains they are 

 very abundant, especially where there is 

 plenty of moss. 



The three specimens from the K'uei-hua- 

 ch'enof district were also found in wooded 

 and mossy localities, though here the timber 

 is less heavy. 



This vole is at once distinguishable from any 

 of the foregoing species by its reddish colour. 



34. Mijospalax fontanus, Thos. 



Two specimens, 1 c^, 1 ?. Mountains 50 miles 



N.W. of T'ai-yiian Fu, Shansi. 6,000 ft. 



Eleven specimens, 2 c^c^, 9 ??. Wu-tsai, 20 



miles W. of Ning-wu Fu, Shansi. 6,000 



ft. (?) 



One specimen, S. Mountains 10 miles S. 



of Wu-tsai, Shansi. 7,000 ft. 

 Originally identified as M. fontanieri, Mr. 

 Thomas subsequently described it as a new 

 species (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., January, 1912, 

 p. 93). This species differs from M. cansus 

 in the very much more rugged nature of the 

 skull, its greater size, and persistent white 

 spot on the forehead. 



It is very common in certain parts of Shansi. 

 Its Chinese names, " Ha lao," "Hsialao" 

 and " Ha huei " all refer to its supposed 

 blindness, " Ha " and " Hsia " meaning bhnd. 



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