A Hand-List of Japanese and Formosan 

 Mammals. 



By 



B. Aoki, Rigakushi. 



The following list was compiled in connection with my study of 

 the mammalian fauna of Japan. In spite of the incompleteness in 

 several respects, of which I am fully aware, it is now published, on 

 suggestion of Professor Ijima, with the view of giving a guide to the 

 collectors and students of mammals of this part of the world. 



It should here be mentioned that the list is in reference principal- 

 ly with the mammals thus far recorded from the islands of Japan 

 proper and from Formosa. Saghalien was included within the range 

 of dealing ; however, since Nikolsky's important paper (43) on the 

 fauna of that island stood inaccessible to me, it is possible that 

 omissions may have occurred with regard to the mammals of the 

 said island. As to the arrangement of orders and families, I have 

 chiefly followed Max Weber (70), and to a certain extent G. S. 

 Miller (39) and Flower and Lydekker (23). 



Important literature bearing on the mammals of Japan and 

 of Formosa : 



1. Allen, J. A. History of North American pinnipeds. A mo- 



nograph of the walruses, sea-lions, sea-bears. 1880. 



2. Allen, J. A. A review of some of the North American ground 



squirrels of genus Tamms. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat., Hist., 

 iii, p. 45. 1891. 



3. ALLEN, J. A. A review of some of the North American ground 



squirrels of genus Tamias. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 

 iii, p. 116. 1891. 



