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none of the animals themselves were seen. Natives reported Galeo- 

 plthecKs; comiiion. and also said that no niusano-.s occur. 



Tragulus amoenus. — Two were brouglit in by natives. 



Tragulus jugularis. — Common. About thirt}- were brought in l)}^ 

 natives. Three Nias men with two dogs went to the northwest end of 

 the island, and returned in two days with fourteen najju, so the animals 

 must be very plentiful. 



Sciurus saturatus. — Common. 



Sciurus mansalaris. — Very common. Crepuscidar, but a few may be 

 seen at all hours. 



Ratufa nigrescens. — Common, but neither as plentiful nor as noisy as 

 the species of Pulo Tuangku. 



Mus domitor. — 



Mus fremens. — 



Mus catellifer. — All three species of rats were common. 



Tapanuli Bay, Northwestern Sumatra (February VJ, to 28 at Lol)o 

 Pandan Bay, and March 16 to 29 at Jaga Jaga). 



No elephants are in the immediate vicinity, but they are said to be 

 common only a few miles away. A rhinoceros is said to have come 

 close to the village while I was at Lobo Pandan. 



Rusa. — A female or 3'oung male seen. 



Cervulus. — Heard at Lobo Pandan. One seen. 



Tragulus kanchil. — Yqtj common. 



Tragulus napu. — Several snared and brought in, but all were innua- 

 ture except one tine male. If this is typical najni^ as it probably is, 

 it is a different animal from any that I have heretofore obtained. 



Sus. — None seen, but their tracks were everj^whero plentiful. 



Sciurus vittatus. — Common. 



Sciurus tenuis. — Common. 



Sciurus erebus. — Generally common, but less so than the last. A 

 good man}' met with in the mangroves, and particularly in the cocoa- 

 nuts at Jaga Jaga village. 



Ratufa palliata. — Not very common. Heard several times at Lolio 

 Pandan. A pair often seen and tired at unsuccessfully on Gunong 

 Kol)ong, where a half -grown female was tinall}- shot. 



Mus firrnus. — 



Mus fremens. — 



Mus lingensis. — All three rats were common. 



Mus asper.— Only one taken. 



Trichys macrotis. — Several caught by Malays on Bukit Sawa. 



Herpestes brachyurus. — A pair were caught by Malays m a ](M"at 

 (snare) on Bukit Sawa. 



Paradoxurus. — No skins. A half -grown female brought to me 

 alive is now (April 6) well and growing fast. While it does not look 



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