1908.] FROM TJIE MONGOLIAN PLATEAU. 109 



[Allactaoa monoolica Rfidde, 



Dipus jacidus, var. monyolica lUulde, E,eise S.-O. Sil)., 8aug. 

 p. 170 (1862). 



JJipus {Jaculus) annulatus M.-Edw. liech. Mamm. p. 149 

 (1868-74). 



2 . Hava-Ussu, N. W. of Kalgan. C. W. Campbell. 



The specimen obtained by Mr. Campbell at Hara-Ussu nearly 

 resembles a co-type of A. annulata received from the Paris 

 Museum, and collected by P^re David on the " plateaux sablon- 

 neux de Mongolie," no doubt not very far from the present 

 locality. But the animal would seem to be referable to the 

 earlier-published A. monyolica, described by Pvadde from the 

 northern edge of the Mongolian plateau.] 



8. Lepus tolai Pall. 



cJ. 1462. ?. 1463, 1490. 



In 1898 two specimens of this same Hare were obtained by 

 Mr. C. W. Campbell at Hara-Ussu. All are in summer pelage, 

 so that it is not easy at present to define their differences from the 

 Chefoo and Peking Hare, L.svnnhopA Thos., which Mr. Anderson 

 collected in winter and early spring. 



" Common in cei-tain localities. The Hare in Mongolia is 

 i-ather strangely fond of the proximity of the native encampments. 

 The people say that they come near the camps for protection from 

 wolves, and this seems probable, for the Hares have nothing to 

 fear from the people, while the Mongol dogs, though fierce and 

 strong enough to ma,ke even a wolf think twice, are probably 

 seldom swift enough to catch a Hare, and, being used merely as 

 watch-dogs, they are kept close to the tents." — M. I\ A. 



9. OCHOTONA uauurica Pall. 

 Lepas dauuricus & L. ogotona Pall. 



6 . 1488, 1491, 1508, 1515, 1540. 



$. 1476, 1509, 1521, 1531, 1541, 1542. 



These specimens agree in all essential characters with the 

 specimen from Urga, K.W. Mongolia, figured by Biichner as 

 representing Pallas's species. With the exception of a faded 

 dealer's skin from " Amurland," they are the first examples of 

 this species that the Museum has received. 



There can be no douhtt that Pallas's specific names ogotona and 

 dauuricus both belong to the same animal, as explained by 

 Biichner ; and Bonhote's recent differing from the latter * is due 

 to his having accepted as correct an old determination of the 

 Museum specimen No. 45.4.21.5, which was bought from the 

 dealer Brandt under the name of Layomys oyotona, and said to 

 come from " Asiatic Ptussia — Kirgisen." 



But this specimen, which is certainlj'- not ogotona {=daMurica\ 

 is the type of Oyotoma pallasii, a name given by Gray to Water- 



* P. Z. S. 1904, ii. p. 216. 



