406 MR. OLDFIELD THOMAS ON MAMMALS [-^P^'- 23, 



we were in the level valley, forested at this spot chiefly with larch, 

 but, in such clearings as existed, growing rank with many herbs. 



" From July 25th to Aug'ust 5th I spent at a point some 7 miles 

 up the same river. Here we were at the foot of the mountains of 

 the main range, bvit we found few mammals on the forested hills. 

 The best collecting was in the clearings, and open spots in the 

 f oi-est where grass, reeds, and ' weeds ' grow rank. 



" August 10th I began work at Darine, and remained there till 

 August 28th. Darine is 25 miles N.W. of Korsakoff, and stands in 

 the valley at the edge of the western mountains. Here, as else- 

 where, we found both foi-est and clearings. 



" I spent two days in the mountains west of Darine, at an 

 altitude of 1000 feet. Here the musk-deer is said to be plentiful, 

 but I saw no evidence of it besides some scraps of skin and a long- 

 tooth shown me by a Japanese settler. The single chipmunk 

 (Tamias) and other specimens were secured at this place, but 

 these are all found in the lowlands as well. 



Notes on ijlaces visited in Hokkaido. 



" From Sept. 7th to Sept. 21st I worked at Ochiai, a village in 

 nearly the exact centre of Hokkaido. This place is at an altitude 

 of 1300 feet, and situated on a tributary of the Ishikari River, a 

 little west of the crest of mountains that run from south to north 

 through Hokkaido. The region is of steep though not lofty 

 mountains, well covered with their native forest, which is largely 

 coniferous in cliaracter. Duiing my stay the weather proved 

 pleasant, but chilly. This is said to be the coldest part of the 

 island in winter. 



" I spent the time from Sept. 24th to Oct. 6th at Kuchan, best 

 described as 30 miles S.W. of Sapporo. This place is at the foot 

 of a mountain called Shiribeshiyama, an extinct volcano closely 

 resembling Fujiyama, though not so high. My collecting was 

 done in the forest of oaks, chestnuts, maples, and elms that covers 

 the foot of this mountain and the neighbouring hills. Altitude 

 900 feet or below." 



1. Rhinolophus ferrum-equixum NIPPON Temm. 



c? . 1113. Kuchan, 30 miles S.W. of Sapporo, Hokkaido. 



2. Rhinolophus cornutus Temm. 

 c?. 1118. Kuchan, Hokkaido. 



The occurrence of these two species of Hhinolophus appears to 

 be the most northern record of any Leaf -nosed Bat in the East, but 

 in the warmer West, of course, they range considerably further 

 north. 



3. Plecotus auritus L. 



<S . 1028. §. 1027. Oc-hiai, Central Hokkaido. 



Althoush the Lone-eared Bat has often been said to occur in 



