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ISLAND LIFE. 



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that Corea and Manchuria (the portions of the continent 

 opposite Japan) are comparatively little known, while in very- 

 few cases have the species of Japan and of the continent been 

 critically compared. Where this has been done, however, the 

 peculiar species established by the older naturalists have been 

 in many cases found to be correct. 



List of the Mammalia of the Japanese Islands. 



1. Macacus speciosus. A monkey with rudimentary tail and red face, 



allied to the Barbary ape. It inhabits the island of Niphon up to 

 41° N. Lat., and has thus the most northern range of any living 

 monkey. 



2. Pteropus dasymalhis. A peculiar fruit-bat, found in Kiusiu Island 



only (Lat. 33° N. ), and thus ranging further north of the equator 

 than any other species of the genus. 



3. Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum. The great horse-shoe bat, ranges from 



Britain across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan. It is the 

 a. nippon of the Fauna Japonica according to Mr. Dobson's Mono- 

 graph of Asiatic Bats. 



4. K. minor. Found also in Burma, Yunan, Java, Borneo, &c. 



5. Vesperugo pipistrellus. From Britain across Europe and Asia. 



6. V. abramus. Also in India and China. 



7. V. noctula. From Britain across Europe and Asia. 



8. V. molossus. Also in China. 



9. Vespertilio capaccinii. Philippine Islands, and Italy 1 This is V. 



macrodactylus of the Fauna Japonica according to Mr. Dobson. 



10. Miniopterus schreibersii. Philippines, Burma, Malay Islands. This is 



Vespertilio blepotis of the Fauna Japonica. 



11. Talpa wogura. Closely resembles the common mole of Europe, but 



has six incisors instead of eight in the lower jaw. 



12. Urotrichus talpoides. A peculiar genus of moles confined to Japan 



and the north-west coast of N. America. The American species has 

 been named Urotrichus gibsii, but Mr. Lord after comparing the two 

 says that he " can find no diiference whatever, either generic or 

 specific. In shape, size, and colour, they are exactly alike." 



13. Sorex myosurus. A shrew, found also in India and Malaya. 



14. Sorex dzi-nezumi. 



15. S. umhrinus. " 



16. S. platycephalus. 



17. Ursus arctos. var. A peculiar variety of the European brown bear 



which inhabits also Amoorland and Kamscliatka. It is the Ursus 

 ferox of the Fauna Japonica. 



18. Ursus japonicus. A peculiar species allied to the Himalayan and For- 



xiiosan species. Named U. tibetanus in the Fauna Japonica, 



