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like the /*. heryaaphroditm of the peninsula, it close!}' resembles the 

 form found on Simalur; so the latter may have been introduced/' The 

 Malays often keep musangs as pets. 



Hemigale hardwickii. — One snared by Malays on Bukit Sawa. 



Aonyx cinerea. — A female snared on Bukit Sawa. It is apparently 

 adult, thono-h weighing- only 5f pounds. 



Gymnura gymnura. — One caught alive by a Malay on Bukit Sawa. 



Tupaia ferruginea.— Apparently not common. Three specimens ob- 

 tained at Lobo Pandan. 



Pteropus sp. — Often seen flying over Jaga Jaga. Two were shot, 

 but fell into the water and were lost. Pteropus usually sinks in 

 water unless very fat. 



Cynopterus titthsecheilus.— A bunch of twenty females were found 

 hanging on a cocoanut leaf at Jaga Jaga. All were killed at one shot. 

 A male found hanging alone on another tree about 20 feet away was 

 also shot. 



Nycticebus malaianus. — One brought in alive. Malay name, "kon- 

 kong." The animal is much used in medicine and magic. 



Presbytes sumatranus. — Not as common as P. 'inanrns^ and keeps 

 more strictly to the hills and heavj^ forests. Local name, " booro." 



Presbytes maurus. — Common, especially among the mangroves. Lo- 

 cal name, "chinko.'' 



Macacus nemestrinus. — Malay name, ""broh," but locally called 

 "beroh." Met with a number of times, but only two, both females, 

 shot. These short- tailed Macacus are alwa3's shy and hard to get. 

 Did not observe them in captivity in Sumatra, although I have seen 

 many in other places trained to climb for cocoanuts. A well-trained 

 broh is said to sell for $20 to $25 (Straits dollars) in the Straits 

 Settlements. 



Macacus " cynomolgus." — Malay name Krah, from its call. About 

 Tapanuli the local name is Karo. Very common. Apparently a 

 rather small form. Some few males seem to g-row to a large size. 

 I shot one very large male, but he tumbled into the river and sank 

 immediately. I do not think that more than one male in a hundred 

 ever reaches this large size — probabl}' 15 or 16 pounds. It is the same 

 with M. cynomolgus everywhere. 



Hylobates agilis. — Common; some are pale brown and some ])lack. 

 x\ l)rown female (No. 11-1501), killed on February 22, had a black hus- 

 band and a black baby. Gibbons are monogamists. 



Symphalangus syndactylus.— Common. Their extraordinary crie^ 

 heard in^erywhere about Tapanuli Bay, also at Tapat Tuan, 140 mile,^ 

 farther up the coast. A new born young, killed by the same shoi 



« In a letter dated September 26, 1902, Dr. Abbott writes that this musang, nov 

 nearly adult, has grown to resemble in all respects the common P. hermaphroditus o 

 the Malay Peninsula. 



