338 MR. OLDFIELD THOMAS ON [Nov. 28, 



Skull — greatest length 15-5 ; basal length in middle line 11 '8 ; 

 front of canine to back of m^ 5 "9. 



Type. Old female. B. M. No. 6.1.4.14. Original number 487. 

 Collected 30 April, 1905. 



It is a matter of interest to find in the Far East this repre- 

 sentative of M. nattereri, which has hitheito only been known f i-om 

 Europe. It is probable, also, that Mr. Miller's M. thysanodes is 

 the corresponding Bat in the JST. American fauna. 



6. MiNIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSI JAPONIC, subsp. n. 



6 . 501, 502, 503, 505, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514. $ . 495, 496, 497, 

 504,507,508,518,519,520,521. And two in alcohol. Tano, 

 Miyasaki Ken, Kiushiu. Alt. 500 feet. 



Size rather large, uniformly larger than in the Liu-Kiu form, 

 M.fuscus Bonh.* 



Colour of back between " seal-brown " and dark " Front's 

 bi"own " ; head and nape rather greyer, though the difference 

 is perhaps dvie rather to the ends of the hairs being more glossy 

 and so catching the light, than to any essential difference in colour. 

 Under surface like the head. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Forearm 47 mm. (range from 46 to 48). 



Head and body 57 ; tail 53 ; ear 12. 



Skull — greatest length 16, median basal length 12 ; front of 

 canine to back of m^ 6*4. 



Tyjye. Adult male. B.M. No. 6.1.4.22. Original number 512. 

 Collected 3 May, 1905. 



As was to be expected, the Japanese 3finiopieriis is clearly 

 difi'erent from the pale European one, nor does any form quite 

 agreeing with it appear to have been described. Bonhote's 

 M.fuscus from the Liu-Kiu Is. is similar in colour (or slightly 

 darker), but is uniformly smallei", the forearm rarely reaching 

 44 mm. Seven additional examples oi fuscus recently received 

 from Mr. A. Owston confirm the characters derived from, the three 

 originally examined by Mr. Bonhote. 



The fine series obtained by Mr. Anderson is remai'kably uniform 

 both in colour and size. 



This Bat is of course the " Vespertilio blepotis" of the ' Fauna 

 Japonica ' ; but that species was primarily described on examples 

 fi-om Java. 



7. SOREX SHINTO ThoS. 



Sorex Shinto Thos. Abstr. P. Z. S. No. 23, p. 19, Dec. 5, 1905. 



cj . 47. Makado, near Nohechi, Aomori Ken, N. Hondo. Alt. 

 400 ft. 



A small species with a long tail. 



Size as in S. mac7'opygmceus Miller, though tail much longer. 

 Fur of back slightly over 3 mm. in length. General colour above 



* Nov. Zool. ix. p. 626 (1902). 



