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Show 338 MR. OLDFIELD THOMAS ON [Nov. 28, Skull-greatest length 15‘5 ; basal length in middle line 1 1 *8 ; front of canine to back of m3 5‘9. Type. Old female. B. M. No. 6.1.4.14. Original number 487. Collected 30 April, 1905. It is a matter of interest to find in the Far East this representative of M. nattereri, which has hitherto only been known from Europe. It is probable, also, that Mr. Miller's M. thysanodes is the corresponding Bat in the N. American fauna, 6. M in io p teru s sc h r e ib er s i j a p o n ic , subsp. n. 6 . 501, 502, 503, 505, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514. ? . 495, 496,497, 504, 507, 508, 518, 519, 520, 521. And two in alcohol. Tano, Miyasaki Ken, Kiushiu. Alt. 500 feet. Size rather large, uniformly larger than in the Liu-Kiu form, M.fuscus Bonh.* Colour of back between " seal-brown " and dark " Prout's brown " ; head and nape rather greyer, though the difference is perhaps due rather to the ends of the hairs being more glossy and so catching the light, than to any essential difference in colour. Under surface like the head. Dimensions of the type :- Forearm 47 mm. (range from 46 to 48). Head and body 57 ; tail 53 ; ear 12. Skull-greatest length 16, median basal length 12; front of canine to back of m3 6-4. Type. Adult male. B.M. No. 6.1.4.22. Original number 512. Collected 3 May, 1905. As was to be expected, the Japanese Miniopterus is clearly different from the pale European one, nor does any form quite agreeing with it appear to have been described. Bonhote's M.fuscus from the Liu-Kiu Is. is similar in colour (or slightly darker), but is uniformly smaller, the forearm rarely reaching 44 mm. Seven additional examples of fuscus recently received from Mr. A. Owston confirm the characters derived from the three originally examined by Mr. Bonhote. The fine series obtained by Mr. Anderson is remarkably uniform both in colour and size. This Bat is of course the " Vespertilio blepotis " of the ‘ Fauna Japonica ' ; but that species was primarily described on examples from Java. 7. SOREX SHINTO Til OS. Sorex shinto Thos. Abstr. P. Z. S. No. 23, p. 19, Dec. 5, 1905. S . 47. Makado, near Nohechi, Aomori Ken, N. Hondo. Alt. 400 ft. A small species with a long tail. Size as in S. macropygmceus Miller, though tail much longer. Fur of back slightly over 3 mm. in length. General colour above * Nov. Zool. ix. p. 626 (1902). |