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17. ISTyctereutes viverrinus Temm. 



(5. 251. Washikaguclii, Nara Ken, Hondo. 

 " Japanese name ' Tanuki.' " — M. P. A. 



18. MusTELA MELAMPUS Temm. 



2 . Takamori, Kumamoto Ken, Kiushin. 



The beautiful golden yellow of this fresh specimen shows a 

 striking contrast to the dark general colour of the Hondo 

 subspecies. 



19. MuSTELA MELAMPUS BEDFORDI ThoS. (Plate IX.) 



2fustela melampus hedfordi Thos. Abstr. P. Z. S. No. 21, p. 10, 

 June 13, 1905 ; P. Z. S. 1905, ii. p. 183. 



S. 213, 254. $. 217, 232. Washikaguchi, Nara Ken, east 

 of Hiogo, Southern Hondo. 



This handsome form of the Japanese Marten, the first new 

 raammal obtained by Mr. Anderson, has already been described, 

 and a figure of it is now given to show its striking colour- 

 contrasts. It will no doubt prove to be the form found all over 

 Southern Hondo, the true yellow melampus being a native of 

 Kiushiu. 



I am informed that the two forms of the Japanese Marten are 

 well known to the furriers, through whose hands many thousands 

 of skins pass every year. 



" The Marten may be regarded as common in Nara Ken. 

 Besides the specimens sent, I saw three other individuals which 

 were shown me by peasants. It lives in the more remote parts 

 of the forest, where its burrows are to be found beside rocks or 

 stumps. Native name ' Teng.' " — M. P. A . 



20. PuTORitrs iTATSi Temm. 



(S . 185, 186. Tsushima, Aichi Ken, Hondo. 



5 . 224, 225, 226, 227, 233, 245. "Washikaguchi, Nara Ken, 

 Hondo. 



cT. 281, 319. ?. 308. Jinrio, Tokushima Ken, Shikoku. 

 500'. 



6 . 427, 442. $ . 405. Takamori, Kumamoto Ken, Kiushiu. 

 1850'. 



(S . 466. Kawachi, Miyasaki Ken, Kiushiu. 1500'. 



The Japanese Mink is evidently very common in Southern 

 Hondo and Shikoku, as every collector sends a number of speci- 

 mens. But in Northern Hondo Mr. Anderson does not seem to 

 have met with it. In Hokkaido it is probably replaced by some 

 representative of the P. ermineus group. 



" These animals infested the houses of the neighbourhood, pre- 

 sumably for the purpose of catching I'ats? All the specimens 

 secm-ed were trapped near houses." — M. P. A. 



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