MAMMALS COLLECTED BY DR. W. L. ABBOTT ON THE 

 COAST AND ISLANDS OF NORTHWEST SUMATRA. 



By Gerrit S. Miller, Jr. 



Assistant Curator, Dimsion of Mammals. 



The period from November, 1901, to April, 1902, was spent by 

 Dr. W. L. Abbott in exploration of the coast and islands of north- 

 western Sumatra. As a result of this work large and exceedingly 

 valuable collections were obtained, all of which have been presented 

 to the United States National Museum. This paper contains an 

 account of the mammals, numbering^ 492 specimens. 



ITINERARY AND DESCRIPTION OF LOCALITIES. 



Leaving- Singapore about the middle of October, Dr. Abbott sailed 

 northward through the Strait of Malacca. His first collecting station 

 was at Loh Sidoh Bay, on the west coast of Sumatra, a few miles south 

 of Acheen Head, the extreme northwestern point of the island. Only 

 four da3's, November 5 to 8, were spent at this locality, which, to 

 judge by the remarks in the collector's field book, is a moderately 

 hilly region abounding in dense jungle and in cocoanut plantations. 

 Dr. Abbott sa3^s of this locality: 



It was probably a pretty good place for collecting, but one dare not go far off, and 

 the natives stole my traps. There was a Dutch patrol there, but the sergeant in 

 charge said it was anything but safe. 



The next locality visited was the large island forming the northern 

 end of the archipelago oil' the west coast of Sumatra. It is variously 

 known as Pulo Simalur, Pulo Simaloe, Pulo Si Malu, Pulo Babie, and 

 Hog Island. The first of these names is the one adopted by Dr. 

 Abbott. This island is about 55 miles in length and is moderately 

 high and hilly. Its surface is well wooded. Here about six weeks 

 (November 16, 1901, to January 2, 1902) were spent. Mammals were 

 collected at several localities on the island: Telok Dalam, at about 

 middle of east coast (November 18 to 28); Sibabo Ba\', a short distance 

 north of Telok Dalam (December 10 to IT); Sigoeli River, near north 

 end of island (December 19); Pulo Siumat (December 27 to 80), and 

 Labuan Badjan Bay (January 1, 1902), at southern extremity. Pulo 



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