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they are hard to catch sig-ht of. An adult female (No. ll-il7T) was 

 killed in the forest while feeding? on the trunk of a sago palm. Others 

 were killed in clearings and among the mangroves on the shore. 



Mus simalurensis. — 



Mus surdus. — No rats were caught in the forest, though man}- traps 

 were set there. Afterwards the traps were moved to stumps, dead 

 tree trunks, and stony, weedy places in paddy fields with much })otter 

 results. A few of the larger kind {Mus .^uiKihirctisls) were caught in 

 these situations, and they were common in heavy jungle on Pulo 

 Siumat, 5 miles offshore. The smaller species was common in the 

 padd}' fields, and also about houses. Some were found in the stomachs 

 of snake eagles and also in snakes. 



Paradoxurus hermaphroditus. — Common. Only once seen in the 

 jungle, but natives caught several; said to be very destructive to 

 poultrv. 



Myotis muricola. — Brought in ))y natives at Sibaboh Bay, where they 

 were caught in hollow trees. 



Megaderma spasma. — Obtained in some small caves at the seashore 

 on Pulo Siumat. 



Pteropus sp. — Called l)y the natives "tupai," the Mala}^ name for 

 squirrel. A "camp" existed on Pulo Asu and two others were said 

 to be on Pulo Siumat. Although frequently seen flying about in the 

 evening, no specimens were secured. 



Macacus fuscus. — Common. Has the usual habits of Macacus. The 

 onl}- monkey on the island. 



Pulo Lasia (January 4 to T, 1902). 



Mus simalurensis. — Common in the jungle. 



Megaderma spasma. -X bunch of four were shot while hanging under 

 a projecting rock in the jungle. 



Macacus fuscus. — Common. Is not found on the neighboring Pulo 

 Babi. 



Pulo Babi (January 7 to 14, ltH»2). 



Sus vittatus. — Although no pigs occur on Pulo Lasia they are sibim- 

 dant on Pulo Babi, but are not easily seen in the dense jungle. Only 

 three were shot. Their "sarongs" or nests were very common in the 

 jungle. These are generally made of the leaves of a small palm and 

 resemble little haycocks. The pig of Babi appears to be different 

 from that of Simalur. It is considerably larger. 



Mus simalurensis. — A large gray rat was not luiconmion, but all the 

 specimens trapped were so cut to pieces by crabs that no skins could 

 be saved. Several skulls, however, were preserved. 



Emballonura peninsularis. — No notes. 



Cynopterus titthaechseilus. — Common. Found hanging by day from 

 the midribs of the leaves of an areca palm. 



