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There is a somewhat similar problem in connection with Lejius 

 imjuensis and Lepus siamensis, but unfortunately there is a link 

 missing. This Collection shows that 'perjuensis occupies the Valley 

 of the Irrawady up to at least 22", and this is confirmed by some 

 specimens in the Natural History Museum collected by Maj. H, 

 Harington " N. of Mandalay." No hare is, I believe, known south- 

 of Rangoon. As mention-ed further on, Ma,]or Harington collected, 

 " near Bhamo, " a series which is closely allied to, if not identical 

 with siamensis. Unfortunately the Shan State Collection contained 

 no hares. Will some local members help in this matter by sending 

 some of the Northern and Southern Shan States hare or hares ? 



On the whole there does not appear to be so much difference 

 between the Fauna of Popa and that of the surrounding country as 

 might have been expected. The closest affinity of this mountain 

 Fauna seems to be with that of the Shan States. The Tupaia, 

 Sciuropterus, Menetes are all identical with those found in the Shan 

 States, and each of them is a local variation of a southern Pegu 

 form. . We have nothing among the specimens from the plain 

 country with which to compare them, which is natural enough in 

 view of the absence of suitable forest except on Popa. It is time 

 that Sciurus ferrugineus is essentially a Pegu species, but it is also 

 found in the Shan States (see Appendix). The large majority of 

 the Bats included in the Collection are from the plains, but this is 

 due to the ruined Pagodas of Mingun and Pagan, and not to the 

 effect of climatic conditions. It may however be noted that all the 

 Scotopiliilus Imhli are from Popa, while all the Scotophilus 

 tvToughtoni are from the plains, they have however, in former 

 collections, so often been received together from the same place 

 that but little importance can be attached to their present separa- 

 tion, any more than to the curious monopoly enjoyed by Mandalay 

 in Rhinolo'phus fulvus and by Ngapyinin in Sciurus pho/yrei. 



Specimens received from members as follows : — 



are 



Sagaing District 

 Magwe District 

 Lower Chindwin 



Pyawbwe . . . 

 Pyinmana . . . 

 Pakokku 

 Mandalay . . . 

 included in the main 

 N. Shan States 

 S. Shan States 

 Myitkyina District 

 Maymyo 



Major F. C. Owens. 

 J. P. Cook. 



G. W. Dawson, I.C.S^ and S. F. Hop- 

 wood, I.F.S. 

 Capt. F. E. W. Venning. 

 C. B. Moggridge. 

 Major C. B. Bowen. 

 Capt. S. Pershouse. 

 report, while the following : — 

 J. P. Cook. 



Capt. F. E. W. Venning and J. P. 

 Capt. F. B. W. Venning. 

 G. B. H. Fell, C.I.E., I.O.S. and 

 Cook. 



Cook. 



J. P. 



