SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER 



harassed animals seek the protection of 

 human habitations. This may be the 

 case, as the Mongol watch dogs, while keeping 

 away wolves and foxes, are much too slow 

 to catch a hare. The long grass shelters 

 the latter from their worst enemies, hawks 

 and eagles, which abound in Mongolia. 



38. Ochotona bedfordi, Thos. 



Two specimens, ^, ?. Tsing-lo Hsien, 30 



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



4,600 ft. 

 One specimen, ^. 50 miles N.W. of T'ai-yiian 



Fu, Shansi. 6,500 ft. 

 Three specimens, 2 <^<S, 1 $. Wu-tsai, 20 



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



ft. (?) 



All these specimens were taken from within 

 easy distance of Ning-wu Fu, the type 

 locality. This species has also been recorded 

 from North Shensi, but as already stated 

 the Shensi specimens in their winter coats 

 show a paler and less yellow colouring. 



Its Chinese name is "Hao-t'u-tzu," meaning 

 rat hare, or " Ti-t'u-tzu," meaning ground 

 hare (Hao = a rat, Ti = ground; T'u-tzii = 

 a hare). 



39. Ochotona dauurica, Pallas. 



Eight specimens, 5 c^c?, 3 ??. Tabool, 100 

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