1905. J MAMMALS FKOM JAPAX. 357 



40. Lepus brachyurus Temm. 



c? . 3. Takaya, near Yonezawa, Uzeu, Hondo. 



c? . 175. Tajinia, Izu Peninsula, S.E. Hondo. 



o'. 180. Ohito, Izu Peninsula. 100'. 



(5 . 235, 242. $ . 239, 244. Washikaguclii, Kara Ken, 

 Hondo. 



S. 282, 305. $. 283, 306, 307. Jinrio, Tokushima Ken, 

 Sliikoku. 



(S . 421. $. 413. Takamori, Kumamoto Ken, Kiushiu. 

 Dimensions of an adult female in the flesh : — 

 Head and body 505 mm. ; tail 40 ; hind foot 135 ; ear 78. 



" Very common ; called ' Usangi ' by the Japanese." — M. P. A. 



41. Pentalagus furnessi Stone. 



c? . 600. Oshima, Okinawa, Liu-Kiu Is. 



This specimen of the interesting Liu-Kiu Hare was presented 

 to Mr. Anderson by Mi-. Alan Owston, of Yokohama. It agrees 

 with the type in the possession of only five upper cheek-teeth. 



Another specimen is now living in the Duke of Bedford's 

 menagerie at Woburn. 



42. Sus LEUCOMTSTAX Temui. 



$ . 252. "Washikaguchi, Nara Ken, Hondo. 

 " The Wild Boar is very common, some 500 being kiUed yearly 

 in Nara Ken alone. Japanese name ' Inoshishi.' "— M. P. A. 



43. Nemoeh^dus crispus Temm. 



c5" . 229. 5 . 230. Washikaguchi, ]S"ara Ken, Hondo. 



" The Goat-Antelope is exceedingly rare in Nara Ken, and 

 probably eveiy where, for this is but the second place where I have 

 heard of its existence. I was told that 5 to 7 are killed yearly 

 in Nara Ken. It inhabits dense forested heights, and when 

 pursued seeks the i-ockiest and most precipitous places where it 

 can find cover, Japanese name ' JSTiku.' " — M. P. A. 



44. Cervus sika Temm. 



$ . 228. Washikaguchi, Naxa Ken, Hondo. 

 " Common, many hundreds being killed yearly by the natives. 

 Native name ' Shika.' " — M. P. A. 



APPENDIX. 



On Collections frovi the Islands of Oki, Yakioshima, and 

 Tanegashima. 



I. Oki Islands. 



These islands lie about 50 miles out at sea, north of Matsuye, 

 towards the western end of South-west Hondo. Mr. Anderson 

 says : — "Dogo Island, the largest of the group, is a heavily- wooded, 



