Mr. P. L. Sclater on Pere David’s Travels in China. 169 
a day's journey from Pere David's habitation; and he ascended 
the principal summit, which he calculated to be at an elevation 
of about 5000 metres, or 15000 feet. Thence, on the north 
and south-west, large masses of snow-clad mountains were 
visible. Although the centre of Moupin lies between the 
31st and 32nd degree of latitude north, the winter is severe in 
the valley, and the ice and snow lasted for several months. 
Besides, all the year round there were showers of rain or snow, 
and frequent mists. The mountains are densely wooded up 
to an elevation of 9000 or 10,000 feet.’ The forest consists 
principally of pines and cedars. Rhododendrons abound, no 
less than sixteen different species being found, some of which 
attain a considerable size. Magnolias and several sorts of 
Laurus are also met with. The flora generally is stated to 
be very rich. In these forests the many remarkable species 
of mammals were discovered which M. Alphonse Milne-Ed- 
wards has lately described from Pere David's collection. 
Amongst them the most novel are the Rhinopithecus voxel - 
lance , a monkey which is found in the highest forests, and the 
extraordinary JEluropus melanoleucus , which inhabits the same 
districts. In his report, Pere David gives a list of no less 
than 110 species of mammals of which he obtained specimens, 
either in Moupin, or in the adjourning districts north of the 
Yang-tze. Of these, not less than 40 were new to science. 
Of the birds of Moupin, Pere David has given a nominal 
list in a previous number of the Bulletin*. 
In the report before us he mentions that his list embraces 
469 species, of which 50 were new to science, and about 90 
others new to the fauna of China. The splendid new Monaul, 
Lophophorus I’huysi, frequents the open prairies above the 
forest-region at an elevation of 12,000 feet, but is not very 
numerous. 
Tetraophasis obscurus and Ithaginis geoffroyi do not occur 
out of the forests, whilst Pucrasia xanthospila is found in them 
and also in the mountains above. The Amherst's Pheasant 
(Thaumalea amherslice) inhabits the bamboo-thickets, at an ele- 
* “ Catalogue des Oiseaux de Chine observes dans la partie septentri- 
onale de l’Empire &c.,” Nouv. Arch. d. Mus. vii. Bull. p. 1. 
