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

 All eight specimens were caught in certain 

 small ravines in the " five hills " from which 

 Tabool gets its name. They seemed to fre- 

 quent disused badger holes, adding extensive 

 excavations of their own. They are easy to 

 trap with small " gins " placed in the run- 

 ways ; but will not take bait. This is the 

 common Mongolian and Siberian form. 



40. Ochotona sorella, Thos. 



One specimen, ?. Mountains 50 miles N.W. 

 of T'ai-yiian Fu, Shansi. 5,500 ft. 



This is the second specimen recorded of this 

 very rare pika, the type, the only other speci- 

 men, having been secured by me from the 

 forests twenty miles north of this locality. 

 It is related to 0. cansa from Kansu, but is 

 smaller, and darker in colour. 



41. Sus sp. 



Three specimens, 1 <^, 2 ?$. Mountains 50 



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



5,500 ft. 



One specimen, cJ (immature). Wu-tsai, 20 



miles W. of Ning-wuFu, Shansi. 6,000ft. (?) 



The last specimen was brought do^vn to 



the plain from the mountains south-east of 



Wu-tsai by native hunters. 



The species of the Shansi pig has not yet 



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