256 Sit T. S. Raffles's Descriptive Catalogue 



TUPAIA. 



( \ i. x. C ir a r . Snout elongated. 



Teeth, Incisors above 4 remote. 



below 6 (or 4?) leaning forwards, 



the middle ones approximate. 



Canines two on each side both above and 



below, remote. 

 Molars, three on each side both above and 

 below. 

 Feet five-toed. 

 Habit and tail of a Squirrel. 



TUPAIA FEIIRUGINEA. 



Tupai press. Malay ^Js ^Jy 



This singular little animal was first observed tame in the house 

 of a gentleman at Penang, and afterwards found wild at Singa- 

 pore and in the woods near Bencoolen, where it lives on the fruit 

 of the Kayo Gadis, &c. It has the tail and general appear- 

 ance of a Squirrel, united to the elongated head and dentition 

 of a Sorex. It further differs from the latter genus in being a 

 lively playful animal, with large eyes suited to day-light, and in 

 not beino; nocturnal or subterranean in its habits. 



The head is prolonged into a conical snout ; the upper jaw and 

 lip not however projecting much beyond the lower. Incisors 

 four above, rather remote and sharp, six below, the middle 

 ones smaller, the lateral ones inclining forwards. Canines 

 four in each jaw, remote from the incisors in the upper. Six 

 conical molars in each jaw. Eyes large and bright. Ears 

 roundish. Colour of a rusty brown on the back and sides, 

 whitish on the belly ; tail greyish-brown, the hairs being a 

 mixture of black and white. Length of the body about six or 



eight 



