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# Who's Who in the Far East/HARMAND, Jules Francois

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​ HARMAND, Jules Francois (TOKYO), Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for France; b. Oct. 23, 1845; m. Dec. 19, 1878, to There'se Grabrielle Farjas. Educ.: Lycee, Versailles. Was a member of the scientific and archaeological expedition to Cambodia, 1873; the expedition in Tonkin with Francis Gamier, 1873-4; the scientific expedition in Indo-Chiua, 1875-6-7; Consul and Commissaire for France in Siam, 1831-2-3; Comraissaire-Ge'neral in Tonkin and Auuim, 1833-4, (in this capacity signed the Treaty of Hu6 in Aug., 1833); Cousul-General for France at Calcutta, 1885-90; Minister for France in Chili, 1890-l; Minister for France in Japan, 1891-1903; was in charge of interests of Rassia in Japxu during tha RUSSO-Japanese war. Publications: " Laos et Populations Sauvages de 1'Imlo-Chine," 1830-1;"Ethnographic de 1'Indo-Chine," 1881; "Trade Introduction de India de Sir John Strachay," 1891;"Question du Tonkin," 1835, and numerous contributions to publications of Geographical, Anthropological and Commercial Societies of Paris. Decorations: Comm. Le'gion d'ilouueur; Grant! Cross of St. Anne (Russia); G. C. of Isabella Catholica (Spain); G. C. of Double Dragon (China); G. C. of Cambodia; G. C. of Dragon (Anuam); G. C. of Couroune (Siam); G. C. of Rising Sun (Japan), etc. Address: French Legation, To'cyo, and 225, Faubourg St. Uoaore", Paris.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HARE, Prof. Alexander Joseph

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​ HARE, Prof. Alexander Joseph (TOKYO), Professor of Higher Commerical School. Educ.: Schools and college in England, Germany and France. Secretary of Chamber of Commerce at Kobe at its inception; translator for Prussian legation at Kobe and Yokohama, 1863; twenty five years in Japanese Government service in Higher Commercial School; witness of every change in reconstitution of Japinesa Government from feudil times to the present Meiji Dynasty; witnessed the attack upon foreigners in Kobe, in 18.8; was officially present at the "harahiri" of the Bizen Official which ​was brought about in circumstances described in Mitford's "Tales of old Japan". Decoration: 4th class order of Rising Sun. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HARPER, Joseph Peasccd

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​ HARPER, Joseph Peasccd (LARUT), F.R.G.S., Superintendent, Kevenue Surveys; b. Dec. 26, 1869. Surveyor Land Department, Larut, 1880; acting Inspector Mines, Larut, 1898; Superintendent of Revenue Surveys, Larut, 1898. Address: Larut, Perak, Federated Malay States.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HARA, Ryota

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​ HARA, Ryota (TOKYO), City Engineer; b. Fukuota, Oct., 1854. Educ.: Tokyo University. Has superintended building of several bridges iu Tokyo, and also supervised its water-works; Professor at Tokyo University and Engineer of Tokyo City. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
# Who's Who in the Far East/HARDING, John Reginald

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​ HARDING, John Reginald (SHANGHAI) M.I.C.E.; Engiueer-in-Chief, I.M. Customs; b. May 2, 1853; m. Elizabeth Margaret, d. of captain Sauuders, of Foochow. Educ.: Marlborough College, 1870-76. Pupil to Sir W. G. Armstrong and Co., Elswick, 1876-79; appointed assistant Engineer to Chinese Imperial Customs service, 1880; acting Engineer-in-Chief, I.M.C., 1895-96; Engineer-in-Chief, 1898; appointed Consulting Engineer, Corean Imperial Customs service 1903; Pres. Shanghai Soe. of Engineers and Architects, 1934-05. Decorations: 3rd class civil rank, China, 1904; 3rd order Pal Kwei, Corea, 19J5. Publications: Various papers on Engineering subjects. Clubs: Shanghai; Country, Shanghai; Monmouth County. Address: Customs House, Shanghai, China.
# Winn's Firebrand

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Newspaper established in 1902, later renamed The Advance. Publisher Ross Winn was setting type for the August, 1912 issue when he died.
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| Date | Title | Author |
| 1902-12-01Dec 01, 1902 | Obituary:Kate Austin | Ross Winn |
| 1902-12-01Dec 01, 1902 | Plutocracy Triumphant | Ross Winn |
| 1902-12-01 | Current Comment | Ross Winn |
| 1903-01-01 | Editorial Comment | Ross Winn |
| | Man Is Not a Free Moral Agent | Ross Winn |
| 1903 | The Case of John Turner | Ross Winn |
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# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl174

TANAGRA canicapilla,
Grey-crowned Tanager.
Generic Character.
    Rostrum breve, validum, conicum, basi trigonâ, lateribus compressis, culmine levato, mandibulâ superiore ad apicem deflexâ et emarginatâ, inferioris brevioris rectæ basi crassâ, ambarum marginibus inflexis. Nares parvæ, basi plumosâ, aperturâ rotundatâ, nudâ. Alæ mediocres.
    Bill short, strong, conic, base trigonal, sides compressed, culmin elevated, upper mandible towards the tip deflexed and notched, under mandible shorter and straight, the base thick, the margins of both inflexed. Nostrils small, the base feathered, the aperture round, naked. Wings moderate.
    Generic Types. Tanagra Jacapa, tricolor. Motacilla velia. Lin. Pipra musica. Lin.
Specific Character.
    T. olivaceo-viridis, infrà flava; vertice cinereo, strigâ oculari auribusque nigris; rostro gracili.
    Olive green, beneath yellow; crown cinereous, eye stripe and ears black; bill slender.
The Tanagers are a numerous, and, in general, a beautiful tribe, including some of the most richly coloured birds of America; to which continent modern ornithologists consider they are exclusively confined.
M. Temminck proposes to unite with the Tanagers, several birds scattered in the Linnæan Genera of Lanius, Loxia, Fringilla, Pipra, and Motacilla. This view of the subject, it may not be superfluous to add, is in perfect unison with my own. In fact, I had meditated a similar arrangement; but the appearance of M. Temminck's work rendered the publication of my own remarks no longer necessary. The bird here figured belongs to that division which forms a transition to the Sylviæ, from which they are readily distinguished by the thickened base of the under mandible. It is not uncommon in the West Indies; but I cannot find it described either among the Tanagers, Finches, or Warblers of the Linnæan school: in this, however, I may possibly be mistaken. It is represented the size of life, and is sufficiently distinguished by its specific character.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl177

TURBINELLUS spirillus,
Carinated Turnip Shell.
Generic Character.
    Testa pyriformis vel fusiformis, sub-ponderosa. Apex papillosus. Columella plicata. Labium interius margine dilatatum. Canalis elongatus, rectus.
    Shell pear-shaped or fusiform, heavy. Apex papillary. Pillar plaited. Interior lip with the margin dilated. Canal lengthened, straight.
    Generic Type. Voluta Pyrum. Lin.
Specific Character.
    T. pyriformi; spirâ depressâ, apice prominente; anfractu basali carinato; labio interiore dilatato, albo; columellæ basi plicatâ.
    Shell pear-shaped; spire depressed, apex prominent; basal whorl carinated, interior lip dilated, white; base of the pillar one-plaited.
    Murex spirillus. Gmelin, 3544. Dillwyn, 721.
    Martini, 3. tab. 115. f. 1069. Knorr, 6. tab. 24. f. 3.
    Pyrula Spirillus. Lam. Syst. 7. p. 142.
In assigning a situation, under the modern system, to the Murex spirillus of Linnæus, no genus appears to me more adapted for its reception than that of Turbinellus. These shells were formerly blended with the Linnæan Volutes, but are now detached from them as a distinct genus. The most striking peculiarity consists in the prolongation of the base into a long and straight canal; they possess, in common with the Volutes, a papillary spire, and, in general, their surface is smooth. There are, however, other shells classed by the French conchologists with this genus, from their having a plaited columella; in these, the apex of the spire is acute, the base truncated, and the outside rough with nodules or obtuse spines; characters so greatly at variance, and so very distinct from those first mentioned, that it becomes questionable whether these latter shells should not rather be classed as a distinct group: in fact, they are much more nearly allied to Mitra and Cancellaria, which have acute spires, sculptured volutions, and truncate bases, than to the smooth Turbinelli, which differ so strikingly in all these particulars.
This shell is common to many parts of the Indian Ocean; and, like most of the smooth Turbinelli, has the inner lip dilated.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl178

BUCEROS coronatus,
Coronated Hornbill.
Generic Character.
    Rostrum elongatum, crassum, inane, deflexum, marginibus obtusè crenatis, epithemate inani, formâ vario, in mandibulam superiorem imposito. Nares basales, ovatæ, (lingua brevis, angusta, acuta. Illiger.) Pedes gressorii.
    Bill elongated, thick, hollow, deflexed, the margins obtusely crenated, with excrescences of various forms placed on the upper mandible. Nostrils basal, oval. Tongue short, narrow, pointed. Feet gressorial.
    Generic Types. B. Rhinoceros, bicornis. Linn.
Specific Character.
    B. niger, abdomine, striâ utrinque occipitali, apiceque rectricium albis; rostro subcristato, (carinato,) rubro. Shaw.
    Black Hornbill, with the abdomen, stripe on each side of the nape, and tip of the tail white. Bill slightly crested, (carinated,) and red.
    Le Calao Couronné mâle. Le Vaill. Ois. d'Af. vol. v. p. 117. pl. 234.
    Buceros coronatus, Coronated Hornbill. Shaw in Gen. Zool. 8. p. 35.
The bills of these birds present a more uncouth appearance than even those of the Toucans; many species having knobs or excrescences which seem to grow out of the bill itself, and give a strange appearance to the bird. The whole tribe are natives only of the tropical parts of Africa and Asia; feeding on animal substances, either living or dead.
Le Vaillant discovered this bird in Caffraria; congregating in flocks of near 500, along with crows and vultures, over the remains of slaughtered elephants. It frequents forests, perching on high, and generally withered trees; it likewise destroys insects.
The specimen now before me is about the size of a magpie; the white collar only surrounds the back of the head, and is not well defined; the carinated process on the bill ends abruptly, and not gradually, as seen in Le Vaillant's figure; the margins are obtusely crenated, the tail even, and the two middle feathers entirely black.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl170

MALURUS Africanus,
African Soft-tail.
Generic Character.—See Pl. 170.
Specific Character.
    M. suprà rufescens, strigis nigris varius; genis mentoque albentibus, strigâ nigrâ intermediâ; rectricibus attenuatis, nigris, rufo marginatis.
    Above rufous brown with black stripes; sides of the head and chin whitish, divided by a black stripe; tail feathers attenuated, black, the margins rufous.
    Motacilla Africana. Gmelin, 1. p. 958.
    Sylvia Africana. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. p. 518. Gen. Zool. 10. 2. p. 615.
    African Warbler. Lath. Syn. 4. p. 436.
    Curruca nævia. C. B. Spei. Brisson. Ois. 3. p. 390. tab. 22. f. 2. Orn. 1. p. 419.
    Le Fluteur. Vaill. Ois. d'Afrique.
    Le Vaill. Ois. d'Af. 3. pl. 112. f. 2.
The characters of Malurus, together with a few observations on the birds composing it, I have already given at plate 170 of this work. Yet as the species are scattered in several distinct genera of the Linnæan school, I have here represented that which may be termed the type of the genus, as instituted by Professor Temminck, and as modified by myself. On comparing the characters of Timalia (a new genus of Dr. Horsfield's) with those of Malurus, they will be found to designate one and the same group of birds. Indeed, the minute and interesting details, which Dr. Horsfield has given, put the question almost beyond doubt, and lead me to conclude, that the Doctor was not aware, at the time, that his genus was already recorded.
This bird is not uncommon at the Cape of Good Hope. The notes of the male (according to M. Le Vaillant) are soft and agreeable, much resembling those of a flute; the shortness of the wings renders its flight very low. The figure is of the natural size; and the bird has been so well described by Brisson and Latham, that it is needless to repeat what they have said; the figures both of Le Vaillant and Brisson are by no means accurate. The tail feathers are delicate and transparent; and those of the whole body very soft, with detached webs or radii, similar to Dr. Horsfield's Timalia pileata, and gularis.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl171

UNIO fragilis.
Fragile River Mussel.
Generic Character.—See Pl. 58.
Specific Character.
    U. testâ transversim ovatâ, tenui, intùs purpurascente; dentibus cardinalibus tuberculatis, sub-obsoletis.
    Shell transversely oval, thin, within purple; cardinal teeth tuberculated, nearly obsolete.
Most fresh water bivalves are remarkably destitute of that variety of colouring, which diversifies the exterior of marine shells, and renders their distinction comparatively easy. A uniform olive green, or brown tint, pervades all the fluviatile genera; their specific distinctions rest on characters which frequently require long and perplexing descriptions, but which can be explained by the artist with ease and precision. It follows, therefore, that accurate figures of these shells are more particularly wanted; for, although Lamarck has described so many, the short descriptions which he has given, and the want of figures to elucidate them, render it impossible to determine accurately one half of the species which he has enumerated.
Unio fragilis is principally distinguished by the cardinal teeth: those in the right valves are 2; short, obtuse, and nearly obsolete, more resembling tubercles, than the crenated or striated teeth of this genus. The left valve has one tooth rather sharper. In young shells the ligamental margin is nearly straight, and its extremity somewhat angulated; but old shells lose these appearances, and become perfectly oval. In both stages of growth the shell is very thin, convex, and the inside (near the umbones) purple. The slight development of the cardinal teeth brings this shell nearer to the genus Anodon, than any other Unio which I have seen.
It inhabits the rivers of North America, and was sent to me by Professor Rafinesque.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl172

AMPULLARIA reflexa,
Purple Apple Snail.
Generic Character.—See Pl. 103.
Specific Character.
    A. testâ ovato-globosâ, lævi; spirâ ventricosâ, obtusâ, sub epidermide purpureâ; aperturâ nigro-purpurascente; labio exteriore tenui, margine reflexo.
    Shell ovate-globose, smooth; spire ventricose, obtuse; beneath the epidermis, purple; aperture blackish purple; outer lip thin, the margin reflected.
    Knorr, vol. 5. pl. 5. f. 2. (uncoated.)
    Ampullaria reflexa. Swainson, in Tilloch's Ph. Mag. vol. 61. p. 377.
The only record that I can find (in the works of the old writers) for this Ampullaria, is the figure by Knorr above quoted; it is obviously drawn from an uncoated specimen, although I have seen instances, where the blackish purple on the spire was so intense, as to obscure the thin epidermis which covered it. The peculiar character of the species, and in which it differs from all others, is in the outer margin of the lip; which is thin, rather spread out, and slightly reflected; the form of the shell resembles A. fasciata, but the spire, instead of being pointed, is obtuse; the umbilicus, likewise, is smaller and more concealed. From the absence of a groove round the aperture, I conclude the operculum is horny.
The size varies; perfect shells are in my possession much smaller than the figure, and I have seen others much larger, and with the aperture more chesnut than purple.
I am not acquainted with its locality.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl173

GALLINULA ruficollis, var.
Black-bellied Gallinule var.
Generic Character.
    Gallinula. Briss. Cuv. Tem. Lath. Fulica, Rallus. Linn. Crex. Illiger.
    Rostrum capite brevius, valdè compressum, conicum, rectum, apice compresso, mandibulâ inferiore angulatâ. Nares sulcatæ, membranâ obtectæ; aperturâ magnâ, oblongâ, perviâ, vix mediâ. Pedes elongati, grallarii, genibus nudis, digitis gracilibus tribus, halluce mediocri.
    Bill shorter than the head, much compressed, conic, straight, the tips compressed, inferior mandible angulated. Nostrils sulcated, covered by a membrane; aperture large, oblong, pervious, nearly medial. Feet long, wading, knees naked, fore toes three, long, slender, hind toe (or thumb) short.
    Generic type. Rallus porzana. Linn.
Specific Character.
    Gall. ruficollis var. A? Olivaceo-fusca; cervice cinereâ; pectore, abdomine, alisque rufis; crisso, uropygio, caudâque nigris; tectricibus interioribus rufis, nigro-fasciatis; pedibus rubris.
    Olive brown; neck cinereous; breast, body, and wings rufous; belly, rump, and tail black; interior wing covers rufous, banded with black; legs red.
    Fulica ruficollis. Gmelin, 1. p. 700. Turton, 1. p. 423.
    Gallinula ruficollis. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 767.
    Black-bellied Gallinule. Lath. Syn. 1. p. 253.
This is one of the largest water hens found in Brazil, where it is very rare. I am indebted to Dr. Langsdorff for the only specimen which I brought from that country. It differs considerably from the Black-bellied Gallinule of Latham, yet, perhaps, not sufficiently to record it as a distinct species.
Total length fifteen inches and a half; bill one and a half; the base (in the dead bird) orange, the other half green; frontlet none; the crown and nape are grey brown, the sides cinereous, and the throat whitish; the neck both above and beneath for about two thirds its length is lead-coloured; it then changes to rufous, which spreads over the breast, body, wing covers, and greater quills; the lower part of the neck above, with the back, scapulars, and lesser quills, brownish olive; the belly, thighs, tail, and rump black; the inner wing covers are remotely barred with black; legs (in the live bird) red.
Latham describes the Black-bellied G. as seventeen inches long; the bill two inches; the quills greenish brown, with rufous margins; the fore part of the neck and breast bright rufous; and the flanks with black bands.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl176

ANODON elongatus,
Lengthened Anodon.
Generic Character.—See Pl. 96.
Specific Character.
    A. testâ transversim oblongâ, crassâ, anticè compressâ, extremitate utrâque rotundatâ; umbonibus valdè prominentibus, crassis; laminâ cardinali convexâ.
    Shell transversely oblong, thick, anteriorly compressed, both extremities rounded; umbones very prominent, thick; hinge-plate convex.
This extremely rare shell bears not the least resemblance to any which Lamarck has described, or with which I am acquainted. It was formerly in the late Mr. Forster's collection, and is now in the possession of Mrs. Mawe. Its form is like that of Unio ovatus (Mya ovata of Montague), but it is a much thicker and stronger shell; the posterior end is greatly compressed, but round; the umbones convex, remarkably thick, and deeply eroded; the inside pearly and iridescent, with a strong flesh-coloured tinge; the ligamental or hinge-plate is perfectly smooth, and rather convex; the muscular impressions are deep.
One valve of the specimen above alluded to (the only one I have seen), is uncoated, and beautifully iridescent. Its country is unknown—but I think it may prove a native of the South American rivers.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl175

AMPULLARIA leucostoma,
White-mouthed Apple Snail.
Generic Character.—See Pl. 98.
Specific Character.
    A testâ ovatâ, rugosâ, epidermide olivaceo-fuscâ; labio exteriore tenui; aperturâ albâ; umbilico vix clauso.
    Shell oval, wrinkled; epidermis olive-brown; outer lip thin; aperture white; umbilicus nearly closed.
In prosecuting my illustrations of this genus, I have carefully examined all the specimens in the cabinets of my friends, and have added many to my own. These materials have thrown some additional light on those species which I have already described, and have enabled me to detect several others altogether new. Among the latter is the shell here figured, and which is so rare, that I know but one example of it in this country. Its form is more oval than that of A. rugosa, from which it is likewise distinguished by a very small umbilicus, nearly concealed by the inner lip; the wrinkles are numerous and unequal, the spire pointed, and the aperture milk-white.
Since my remarks on the Planorbis cornu-arietis of Lamarck were published, it has been discovered that the shell is furnished with an operculum: one of these is in the possession of Mr. Sowerby: thus what was a matter of doubt becomes a fact, and affords the only substantial argument for terming it an Ampullaria. On the other hand, its affinities to Planorbis (marked by its discoid, depressed form, and the total absence of the pillar,) remain in no degree impaired. The weight of argument on both sides now appears to be so equal, that it is a matter of no moment whether this shell be placed in the system at the end of the Ampullariæ, or at the commencement of the Planorbes. To the generality of conchologists, the latter collocation would appear the most simple; but, on the whole, I incline more to the propriety of considering it the terminal species of the Ampullariæ, or that which marks their transition (as I before observed) to the Planorbes.
# Zoological Illustrations/VolIII-Pl179

MUSCIPETA labrosa,
Red-lipped Flycatcher.
Generic Character.—See Pl. 116.
Specific Character.
    M. nitidè nigra; rictu labroso, rubro; cruribus infra genua plumatis.
    Glossy black; gape margined by a red skin; legs feathered beyond the knees.
This bird, though unattractive in its colours, is nevertheless very remarkable. It may be almost said to have lips; for round the gape, at each angle of the mouth, is a narrow loose skin; perfectly naked, and rather projecting. This singularity is increased by its colour in the live bird; which, by a note attached to the specimen, is stated to be of a beautiful red. It seems a species hitherto unknown, and was found near the Great Fish River of Southern Africa.
The figure is rather less than the natural size; the whole plumage deep black; glossed with bluish green in every part but the quill and tail feathers; the quills inside are grey, margined with olive; the first of these is very short, the second and third shorter than the fourth, and the two next are nearly of equal length. The tail has ten feathers, and is even, except the two outer pair, which are progressively shorter. The bill rather thick and strong, the culmine not very apparent, the upper mandible strongly notched, the under but slightly; the nostrils are hid by thickset incumbent feathers, mixed with hairs; these cover the aperture, which is rather large, round, and encircled by a narrow membrane. The legs are very short, the three fore-toes united as far as the first joint, the hind-toe short; the claws of all are small, and the sole of the foot perfectly flat, like the Bee-eaters. I have been minute in noting these characters, because, although the bird will stand at present in the great family of the Flycatchers, there is no doubt they will hereafter be divided into distinct groups.