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to the base of the tail, although in some hardly traceable beyond the 

 hips. The outer light stripe varies from pale to deep rich buff, and 

 runs generally only from the shoulders to the hips; in one or two 

 specimens it is indistinctly traceable across the shoulders to the yellow 

 neck stripe. 



Mr. Swinhoe adds to his detailed description of Hainan specimens: 

 ". . . this little Striped Squirrel is found in Formosa, the Ting- 

 chow mountains of Fokien, and in Hainan. In the latter island I 

 first detected it in the forests of the interior ; but I observed it later in 

 most wooded places, especially where the Areca- and Cocoanut 

 occurred. It runs with great agility along the ground and up the 

 trunks of trees, but it descends trees slowly and awkwardly. It is, 

 however, quite an arboreal species." 



14. Tamiops macclellandi riudoni subsp. nov. 



Type, No. 26672, J 1 ad., Riudon, (east of Lei-Mui-Mon, and at much lower 

 elevation) Hainan, March 5, 1903. 



Similar to Tamiops macclellandi hainanus, but larger and much brighter 

 colored. The dorsal stripes and head markings are similar, but the color above 

 is reddish brown instead of yellowish gray, the whole dorsal region being suffused 

 with reddish, except the median black stripe and the outermost pale stripe; 

 ventral surface strongly ochraceous, brightest on the chin, throat, breast, and 

 anal region, instead of pale yellowish white. 



Skull (imperfect). Length from front border of nasals to parieto-occipital 

 suture, 35; least interorbital breadth 13; breadth, of braincase, 17.5; length of 

 nasals, 10; width anteriorly, 6, posteriorly, 3.2; palatal length, 19.5; palatilar 

 length, 15 ; maxillary toothrow, 6 mm. 



Three specimens, all from Riudon, March 5-9, 1903. All have 

 strong ochraceous suffusion below, especially strong on the throat, 

 breast, and anal region. In all the general rufescent shade above, and 

 the more grayish cast of the inner light dorsal stripes, are marked in 

 comparison with the yellowish cast in hainanus. It seems to approach 

 in general characters T. c. formosanus (Bonhote) from north Formosa. 



15. Felis chinensis Gray. 



Three specimens, a male, Cheteriang, Jan. 20, 1904; a young 

 kitten, Mount Wuchi, April 6, 1903; the other is without definite 

 locality or indication of sex, owing to loss of the collector's label. 

 Both the adults are in good condition, including the skulls. 



The two specimens are alike in the general pattern of markings 

 but differ considerably in color. In the male specimen (No. 26602), 

 there is much black in the dorsal area, the black stripes on the head, 

 nape, and shoulders being not only well-defined, but the whole median 



