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Plate XI. 



Fig. 1. Gala.x'ias tveedoni, p. 377. 



2. „ toaitii, p. 376. 



3. „ olidus (type of Gr. Icayi), p. 381. 



4. „ occidentalis, p. 376. 



Plate XII. 



Fig. 1. Galaxias attemiatus (type of G. punctatus), p. 368. 

 2. „ coxii, p. 380. 



Plate XIII. 



Fig. 1. Galaxias auratus, p. 379. 



2. „ attemiatus (type of G. krefftii), p. 368. 



3. „ Undlayi, p. 382. 



4. „ trtittacens, var., p. 378. 



5. The Mammalian Fauna of China. — Part I. Murince. 

 Bj J. Lewis Bonhote, M.A., F.L.S.* 



[Received October 28, 1905.] 



The object of a proposed series of papers, of which this is 

 the first, is to bring uj) to date otir existing knowledge of the 

 Manimahan Fauna of China, at ^Di-esent scattered throughout 

 various papers, which, excejDt Mons. Milne- Edwards's ' Recherches 

 Mammiferes,' are short. 



The material used has been chiefly that contained in the 

 British Museum, which, apart from a portion of Swinhoe's col- 

 lection, contains large collections made by Messrs. Styan, Rickett, 

 and La Touche, as well as several smaller collections, amongst 

 which we may mention a small consignment very carefully 

 collected by Mr. E. B. Howell. 



I have to thank the late Dr. E. Oustalet for his kind com^tesy 

 and the facilities aflbrded me for a careful examination of P6re 

 David's types in the Paris Museum. 



Many imperfections due to lack of specimens and exact data 

 are bound to occur, but it is hoped that these papers may prove 

 useful as a foundation on which future workers may build, and 

 with this object in view the synonymy throughout has been made 

 as full and accurate as possible. 



List of Chinese Mitrince. 



\. Mas edwardsi Thos. 



2. M'us Goxingi Swinh. 



3. 3£us confttcianus A. M.-E. 



4. Mils huang, sp. n. 



5. Mus ling, sp. n. 



6. Mus latouchei Thos. 



7. Mus flavipectus A.. M.-Edw. 



* [The complete account of the new species described in this coramunicaticn 

 appears here ; but since the names and preliminary diagnoses were published in the 

 ' Abstract,' the species is distinguished bj' the name being underlined. — Editor.] 



