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SOME NOTES ON MAMMALS AND BIRDS IN 

 SOUTH EASTERN TIBET. 



BY 



Capt. F. M. Bailey. 



The following notes were made on a journey made last year from Ta, 

 Chien lu to Rima via Batang and Menkong on the Salween, with a diver- 

 sion North-West to Shiuden Gompa. A good deal of the country had 

 not been collected in before, so that, though only two new species were 

 found the geographical distribution of others will, I think, be interesting.. 

 A collection of butterflies and moths was also made, and a paper on the- 

 former appears in this number of the journal. 



MAMMALS. 



Specimens of the following were collected and presented to the British 

 Museum and have been identified by Mr. Oldfield Thomas : — 



1. Mustela siberica. — One specimen obtained near Tachienlu at about 

 9,000 feet. Tibetan name — Suri or *S'e Tone/ ; Chinese name— iTwawy Shi. 



2. Lepus kozlovi. — This hare was found near Tachienlu at about 11,000 ft.. 

 and at many places on the road as far as Shiuden Gompa where it was very 

 plentiful. Tibetan name — Regoncj. One shot near Shiuden Gompa on, 

 27th June was about to give birth to six young. 



3. Myospalax baileyi. — One specimen obtained at Rama-Song-Tu, 50' 

 miles west of Tachienlu at 12,000 feet. 



4. Marmota robusta. — Seen at several places between Tachienlu and, 

 Batang and also on the Jo la at altitudes from 14,000 to 16,000 feet. 

 Eastern Tibetan name Shu- A. Central Tibetan Chi-ivi. 



5. Ochotona roylei chinensis. — New variety. One specimen obtained at 

 Yara-Tsa-Ga 20 miles south of Tachienlu, at 13,000 feet. Eastern Tibetan 

 name Ara. Central Tibetan name Abra. 



6. Ochotona tibetana. — One specimen at Tasho, 30 miles east of Batang, 

 at 13,000 feet. Tibetan names Abra and Ara. 



7 . Di •emomys pernyi . 



8. Seiurus castaneoventris michianus. — Tibetan name for both these- 

 squirrels Tong-Le and Ka-ji-ra. Chinese name Tiao-lin-tzu. Squirrels were- 

 plentiful in the forests at altitudes of 10,000 to 13,000 feet. 



In addition to the above small mammals, Takin and Goral were shot. 

 One of the latter which was obtained at Ho-kou was of a greyish colour, 

 while near Rima the Goral is a foxy red and skins of these animals, 

 are used for making coats. I also saw foxes and musk deer and traces, 

 of serow. Burhel are also found locally and I saw skins and horns 

 in the villages. Bears and leopards were also said to oecur but none 

 were seen. A considerable trade in stag horns is carried on at Litang 

 and Tachienlu. Mr. Elwes had asked me to look out for these and to> 

 bring back some horns if possible. The horns which I did buy I was 

 obliged subsequently to throw away owing to transport diflieulties. 



I give the following notes obtained from natives for what they are- 

 worth : — 



There are 3 varieties of stag whose horns are brought for sale to Tachi- 

 enlu called in Tibetan (1) Sha-na, (2) Sha-me (3) Sha-jia. 



(1) The Sha-na is said to be dark in colour and to have only 6 points 

 to the horns. I saw horns of this stag which appeared to be those of a. 

 Sambur. Their stages are found 2 days march to the south of Litang. 



(2) The Sha-me is reddish brown and has 12 points in the horns. It is. 

 found at a place called Yara-Tsurong-Kar, 2 days.' march to the nortk- 

 west of Tachienlu. 



