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12. MoGERA woGURA Temm. 



d . 56. Tsunagi, near Morioka, Iwate Ken, N. Hondo. 

 Flesh measurements : — Head and body 108 mm. ; tail 20 ; hind 

 foot 16-5. 



13. MOGERA WOGURA KOBE.E ThoS. 



c? . 336. Ochi, Kochi Ken, Shikoku. 



Flesh measurements : — Head and body 160 mm. ; tail 25 ; hind 

 foot 21. 



No specimens intermediate in size between these large Moles 

 and the true wogura have as yet turned up. Possibly the two 

 forms ought to be regarded as specifically distinct. 



14. Urotrichus talpoides Temm. 



S. 397, 398, 406, 429, 444. $. 385, 396, 422, 430, 435. 

 Takamori, Kumamoto Ken, Kiushiu. 1800'. 



5. 471, 472, 476. §. 447, 473, 474. Kawachi, Miyasaki 

 Ken, Kiushiu. 1500'. 



6. 274, 290. $. 288, 289, 310. Jinrio, Tokushima Ken, 

 -Shikoku. 500'. 



2 . 314. Fukuhara, Tokushima Ken, Shikoku. 750', 



5 . 324. Ikeda, Tokushima Ken, Shikoku. 



S. 339, 357. § . 337, 338, 342, 343, 358. Ochi, Kochi Ken, 

 Shikoku. 1300'. 



2 . 329. Sakawa, Kochi Ken, Shikoku. 



S. 370, 378, 379, 380. $. 371, 377. Kuma, Ehime Ken, 

 Shikoku. 1200'. 



Specimens from Kiushiu may be regarded as typical talpoides^ 

 for that island is the first locality mentioned in Temminck's 

 original account, besides being that which contains Nagasaki, 

 where the factory of the early Dutch traders was situated. 



A pair of well-grown Kiushiu specimens measure (in mm.) as 

 follows : — 



$ . Head and body 99 ; tail 34 ; hind foot 16. 

 c?. _ „ ,, 102; „ .34; _„ _ 16. 



The Shikoku specimens appear to be quite similar to those from 

 Kiushiu. A pair measure : — 



S . Head and body 96 ; tail 32 ; hind foot 15-5. 

 $ • T, 11 95 ; ,, 33 ; ,, 15*5. 



The genei-al colour of the Kiushiu and Shikoku specimens is a 

 brown, between vandyke and seal-brown, much browner than in 

 those from Northern and Central Hondo. 



"These animals are undoiibtedly partly herbivorous; for 

 examination of many stomachs showed them to be frequently 

 filled with vegetable matter, probably some root. Remains of 

 earthworms are also frequently found. I catch as many specimens 

 in traps baited with wheat or rice as in 'those baited with flesh. At 

 all times of the year they come frequently above ground, especially 

 in grassy places. 



