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KUNDUR (Konduur). 



Pulo Kundur is not quite 16i miles long- — 1 do not remember the 

 exact size — and contains about 90 square miles. It is about 6 miles 

 from the nearest point on the coast of Sumatra, and about the same 

 distance south of Karimon; between it and the latter there are, how- 

 ever, numerous small islets. Some islands to the north and separated 

 by narrow channels from Kundur are given on the older charts as part 

 of Kundur itself. Thoug-h much of its surface is low and swampy, 

 especiall}' alono- the coast, the interior is somewhat elevated, three of 

 the hills rising- to a height of 400 to 500 feet. Much of the interior 

 has been cleared for the cultivation of gambler and pepper, and is now 

 mostl\' covered with lalang and low- scrul) jungle. There are many 

 sago plantations. The coast and lower portions of the island are still 

 heavily forested. There is a total population of about 1,000 — Chinese, 

 Malays, and some Orang Utan and Orang Mantong; these last non- 

 Mussulman wild tribes like the Jakuns. 



Traf/uJi/s nigrocincfus.- — Common. All the specimens taken were 

 snared by natives. No small Tragidus occurs. 

 Sks 0). — 



Suii rhtonis. — Pigs swarmed in the sago plantations at night when 1 

 could not shoot, so 1 employed the wild men to get them. The Orang 

 Mantong spear pigs in the following waj^: They make a screen of 

 branches 10 or 15 feet long and 3 feet high near the stumps of newly 

 felled sago palms which they know the pigs will visit at night. When 

 they hear the animals at work they are able to come within striking- 

 distance behind the screens, as the pigs are very fond of sago and are 

 easily approached while eating it. Sxs oi was much less plentiful than 

 the smaller animal. In addition to the female and young taken the 

 men wounded a fine adult male, but their spears broke and the pig 

 escaped. 



Ratufa condurensix. — Shot in heavy forest, where they were quite 

 mmierous. 



Sciurus condurensis. — No notes. 



Sciuroptm'us am.(Enu8. — No notes. 



Arctogalidia fusca. — Those taken were shot in the tops of cocoanut 

 palms. 



Paradoxurtis hrunneipes.—]^o notes. 



Cynocephalus volcms.— No notes. 



Cytwjjterus montanoi. — A dense bunch of about 20 hung to ti cocoa- 

 nut leaf in Kampong Batu. Of these 17 were killed at one shot. 



Pvaiihytis cana. — Common, but less so than Macaca fasclcularis. 

 One pair taken were mates. The female was shot first and the male 

 came back and showed great anxiet}'^, though all the rest of the drove 

 fled in terror. 



