MAMMALS 
Abe, Yoshio 
1941 On the Mammae and Inguinal Glands of Rodents": Zool Mag, LIII (2), pp 98-99, 
Feb 1941. 
The author examined 55 Lepus brachyurus from central Japan, Of the 22 females, 
only six had visible mammae, two of which had four pairs, and four three pairs, 
1944 "On Tadarida Captured near Okinoshima": Zool Mag, LVI (1,2,3), p 59, Mar 1944, 
A bat captured on a fishing boat near Okinoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, is identi- 
fied as Taderida teniotis insignis, a new addition to the Japanese fauna, 
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1944 A Synopsis of Chinese Mammals (Shina Honyudob ), 8vo, Tokyo, p 1-312, 77 fig, 
May. 1943. 
A descriptive list of the mammale of Chine and Mongolia, largely based on G, M. 
Allen's Mammals of China and Mongolia, which is seldom available to Japanese 
students. 
Aoki, Bun-ichiro 

1941 "A Lecture on Rats and Mice": Records of Lectures at the Anniversary of Taihoku 
Imperial University, 9th series, pp 1-36, 36 fig, Sep 1941, 
Summary of a general account of the group, based on the author's 30 years of 
study, with special emphasis on his specialty, the Formosan species, 
1941 "Studies on Feeding Habits of Formosan Rats and Mice (II)": Jour Soc Trop Agr, 
XIII (2), pp 126-147, Sev 1941, 
The continuation of a study of the feeding habits of Formosan-rodents, based on 
the examination of the contents of 185 stomachs, Under normal conditions rate 
and mice eat a wide variety of plants, 35 families and about 90 species being 
identified, No essential difference in choice of food between different animals 
is noted, other than that resulting from differences in habitat, and little 
seasonal variation in food habits occurs, Fairly large amounts of insect re- 
mains were found in the stomach contents, but no identification or relative per- 
centages are given, 
Aoki, Bun-ichiro and Taneka, Ryo 
1941 "The Rats and Mice of Formosa, Illustrated" (in English): Mem Fac Sci Agr Taihokw 
Imp Univ, XXIII (4), pp 121-191, 26 fig, 13 pl, May 1941, 
A Japanese edition of this article was published under the title Tajwansan 
Nezumirui no Zusetsu, 4to, Taihoku, pp 1-65, 13 pl, Jul 1941, Brief, accurate 
descriptions are given of 13 species of Formosan rats and mice, illustrated with 
@ colored plate of each species by B, Sakuma, 
Habe, Yoshitaka and Uesaka, Shoji 
1943 "The Embryological Study of Fairs of Rabbits": Bot Zool, XI (5), pp 375-378, 
10 fig, May 1943, 
On comparing the development of the hairs of Angora and native white rabbite, 
the author found differences in 22= to 23-day-old embryos, The hair follicles 
of the Angora are further advanced at that age than those of the native white 
thus demonstrating the Angora's more rapid growth of fur, é 
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