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

 KARIMATA ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES. 



By Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., 



Assistant Curator, Dirision of Mammals. 



The Karimata Islands lie at the northern extremity of Karimata 

 Strait, the wide, reef -beset passage separating the west coast of Borneo 

 from the large island of Billiton. They are about 30 miles southwest 

 of Pulo Ma3'a, on the Bornean coast, and twice this distance northeast 

 of Billiton. On both sides the surrounding water reaches a depth of 

 about 20 fathoms. Karimata, the principal island of the group, 

 is 10 miles across from northeast to southwest, and is nearly as 

 broad along its north coast. In its interior the surface rises to 

 3,500 feet, while a hill half this height occupies the southwestern 

 region, Fulo Serutu is a])out a mile wide, and extends in an east 

 and west direction about 7 miles. Though its eastern extremity is 

 only 4 miles from the southwest point of Karimata, Serutu is sepa- 

 rated from the larger island b}- a strait 22 fathoms deep. It is high, 

 rocky, and densely forested, except in some places, where the surface 

 is mostly bare or covered with scrub. In the interior "the land reaches 

 an elevation of 1,600 feet. In addition to these two principal islands 

 there are half a dozen islets lying off the northwest extremity of Kari- 

 mata. The group was visited by Dr. W, L. Abbott during August 16 

 to September 5, 1904. His collection of niannnals, made exclusively 

 on Serutu (August 16 to 19) and Karimata (August 20 to September 

 5), has been presented to the United States National Museum. It 

 contains 17 species (12 from Karimata only, 3 from Serutu only, and 

 2 from ])oth islands), 9 of which are new\ 



SYSTEMATIC IJST OF SPECIES. 



Earaily TRAGULID^. 



TRAGULUS CARIMATiE, new species. 



Type.—Yoxmg adult female (skin and skull). No. 125062, United 

 States National Museum. Collected at Telok Pai, Karimata Island, 

 August 25, 1901, by Dr. W. L. Abbott. Original number, 3651. 



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