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ISLAND LIFE. 



[part II. 



and peculiar birds of the island, as we shall have frequent occa- 

 sion to refer to them. 



List of the Mammalia of Formosa. (The peculiar species are printed 

 in italics.) 



1. Macacus cyclopis, A rock-monkey more allied to M. 7'hesus of India 



than to M. sancti-johannis of South China. 



2. Pteropus formosus. A fruit-bat closely allied to the Japanese species. 



None of the genus are found in China. 



3. Vesperugo abramus. China. 



4. Vespertilio formosus. Black and orange Bat. China. 



5. Nyctinomus cestonii. Large-eared Bat. China, S. Europe. 



6. Talpa insularis. A blind mole of a peculiar species. 



7. Sorex murinus. Musk Eat. China. 



8. Sorex sp. A shrew, undescribed. 



9. Erinaceus sp. A Hedgehog, undescribed. 



10. Ursus tibetanus. The Tibetan Bear. Himalayas and North China. 



11. Helictis suhaurantiaca. The orange-tinted Tree Civet. Allied to H. 



nipalensis of the Himalayas more than to H. moschata of China. 



12. Martes flavigula, var. The yellow necked Marten. India, China. 



13. Felis macroscelis. The clouded Tiger of Siam and Malaya. 



14. Felis viverrina. The Asiatic wild Cat. Himalayas and Malacca. 



15. Felis chinensis. The Chinese Tiger-cat. China. 



16. Viverricula malaccensis. Spotted Civet. China, India. 



17. Paguma larvata. Gem-faced Civet. China. 



18. Sus taivanus. Allied to the wild Pig of Japan. 



19. Cervulus reevesii. Reeve's Muntjac. China. 



20. Cervus psmdaxis. Formosan Spotted Deer. Allied to C. sika of 



Japan. 



21. Cervus swinlioii, Swinhoe's Rusa Deer. Allied to Indian and Malayan 



species. 



22. Nemorhcedus swinho'ii. Swinhoe's Goat-antelope. Allied to the species 



of Sumatra and Japan, 



23. Bos chinensis. South China wild Cow, 



24. Mus bandicota. The Bandicoot Rat. Perhaps introduced from India. 



25. Mus indicus. Indian Rat. 



26. Mus coxinga. Spinous Country-rat. 



27. Mus canna. Silken Country -rat. 



28. Mus losea. Brown Country-rat. 



29. Sciurus castaneoventris. Chestnut-bellied Squirrel. China and Hainan^ 



30. Sciurus m'clellandi. M'Clelland's Squirrel. Himalayas, China. 



31. Sciuropterus hahensis. Small Formosan Flying Squirrel. Allied to 



S. alhoniger of Nepal. 



32. Pteromys grandis. Large Red Flying Squirrel. Allied to Himalayan 



and Bornean species. From North Formosa. 



