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other specimens which were said to come from the same locality I feel that there 

 is very strong circumstantial evidence that the locality is correct. It may possi- 

 bly have been confused in Mr. Owston's laboratory with material from Hainan 

 or Formosa, but even in this case would be nearly as far from its relatives as it 

 would be in Manchuria. 



Fig. 1 



Cacopus. — Pectoral girdle 

 (after Boulenger). 



Fig. 2 

 Cacopoides. — Pectoral girdle. 



Fig. 3. 

 Cacopoides borealis. — Interior of mouth. 



Mierohyla hainanensis, sp. nov. 



Habit stout. Snout rather rounded, longer than orbital diameter ; interorbital 

 space about equal to upper eyelid. Fingers moderate ; first much shorter than 

 second; fourth much the longest; toes moderate, nearly one-half webbed; 

 tips of finger and toes not dilated ; subarticular tubercles present, inconspicuous 

 on fingers but very pronounced beneath the toes ; two palmar tubercles, the 

 outer by far the larger ; two small metatarsal tubercles, the outer the more promi- 

 nent. The hind limb being carried forward along the body the tibio-tarsal articu- 

 lation reaches to or beyond the tip of the snout. Skin mostly smooth, with a few 

 scattered tubercles on the posterior part of the back and a larger number on the 

 outer sides of the thighs. 



Color olive or pinkish brown in various shades ; several chevron-like bands of 

 a darker tone on the back ; a dark band between the eyes which may be inter- 



