CHIROPTERAj INSECTIVORA, CARNIVORA. 
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Vcspertilio mystadmis. A blind albino described, 0. Koch, Zool. Gart. 
1870, pp. 368-373. 
Vespcrtilio Jimhriatns and V. laniger, spp. nn., Peters, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 617, 
Amoy. — V. hocngii^ sp. n., Peters, Jorn. Ijisb. 1870, p. 125, Duque de Bra- 
gan^a. — V, sylvicola, sp. n., Grandidier, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1870, p. 49, Mada- 
gascar. I 
Vesperuyo pusillulm, sp. n., Peters, Jorn. Lisb. 1870, p. 124, Angola, 
Venpenigo pulvcratus, sp. n., Peters, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 618, Amoy. 
Insectivora. 
^ Erinaceus dealhahis, sp. n., Swinlioe, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 450, Peking. 
Oryzorictes, gen. nov., Grandidier, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1870, p. 50. Incisors 
3/3; canines 1/1; molars 6/6. Snout terminating in a proboscis, the small 
nostrils at its extremity. Eyes very small ; ears rounded, moderate. Plan- 
tigrade ; four toes in front, three with very strong curved claws ; five toes 
behind. Upperside of the snout naked, and separated from the hairy lips 
by a longitudinal furrow. Tai^'l rather short, with longish hairs at the root, 
nearly naked in the last two tliirds, with imbricate rings. — Oryzorictes hova^ 
sp. n., Grandidier, ibid. Greyish brown. Madagascar. 
Nectogale, gen. nov., A. M. -Edwards, Compt. Rend. 1870, Ixx. p. 341. A 
transition form between the Desmans and Shrews : like the former it has 
the hind feet dilated into natatory pallets ; tail long, laterally compressed ; 
snout short ; resembling Sorex in dentition ; sixteen teeth in the upper and 
twelve in the lower jaw. — Nectogale elegans, sp. n., from Thibet. 
Anaurosorex, gen. nov., A. M. -Edwards, 1. c. p. 341. Closely allied to the 
Shrews, but distinguished by having scaly feet and an extremely short tail ; 
twelve teeth above and below. Sp. ?, from Thibet. 
Orocidura. Peters (Berl. Monatsb. 1870) describes the following new 
species: — C, retusa, Ceylon, p. 585; C. fcetida, Borneo, p. 686; C. doricBi 
Sarawak, p. 587 ; C. monticola, Surakarta, p. 688 ; C. microtis, Hong Kong, 
p. 589 ; C. gracilipes, East Africa, p. 590 ; C. waldemari, Bengal, p. 690 ; C. 
ceylanica, p. 591 ; C. media, Ceylon, p, 692 ; C. suniatrana, Palembang, p. 593 ; 
C.Juscipes, Singapore, p. 594 ; C. luzoniensis, Luzon and Manilla, p. 696. 
Taljia europcea. " On the Organs of Vision in the common Mole,” R. J, 
Lee, Proc. Roy. Soc. 1870, pp. 322-327. 
Talpa longirostris, sp. n., A. M. -Edwards, 1. c. p. 341, Thibet. 
f '^Dr. 
Carnivora. 
E. VON Martens has published an article on the names 
of various Carnivores in different languages. Zool. Gart. 1870, 
pp. 250-256, 275-283. 
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Felis tigr^. The race from Northern Asia described. Swinlioe, P. Z. S. 
1870, p. 3.— Notes on Chinese examples. Id. ibid. p. 626. 
'dLcopardus japonensis (Gray) inhabits Northern China, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 
1870, p. 4 ; and is identical with L. chinensis (Gray), Id. ibid. pp. 430, 628. 
Felis macroscelis=Leopardus bracliyiirus (Swinhoe). Swinhoe, ibid. p. 628. 
Felis chinensis (Gray) = i^. reevesi (Gray)=i^, javensis (Sclater, 1866) de- 
scribed. Swinhoe, ibid. p. 629. 
