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Sciurns 2^eninsnla7'u. 



M(is //'/!(/( /i.si.s. • 



Mu'S near rati as. 



Mu-s concolor. 



Arctogalidia xiniplexf. 



Til paid ferriKj la ea. 



Mr. Klos.s writes that the monkeys of the island are Preshytis cris- 

 tata and Macaca fascicular Is., and also that a Rata fa occurs. He saw 

 one Sus ol, l)ut was nnable to obtain it. This animal is, however, well 

 known to be common on the island. 



BINTANG. 

 August 5-20, 1902. 



Pulo Bintang is the northeast island of the Rhio-Linga Archipelago. 

 It is the largest of the group, containing about 3^5 square miles. It 

 is 11 miles distant from the southeast point of the MaU\y Peninsula, 

 and is separated from Batam by Rhio Strait. As Pulo Sau lies in this 

 strait, the actual width of unbroken water is only about 2 miles. As 

 the tide sets strongly through the strait, unassisted migration of wild 

 mammals must be very rare. Originally covered with heavy forest, 

 most of the land has been cleared for the cultivation of gambler, been 

 exhausted, and is now covered with scrub and secondary jungle and 

 broad patches of lalong grass. 



Traijulas fonaosHS. — Trapped by Malaj^s at Telok Penmdong, on 

 north shore of the island. 



Tragulus ruheus. —Trapped at Telok Penuidong. 



Ratufa conspicua. — Prett}' common, but ver}' hard to catch sight of. 



Sci'uras penhisularis. — Common. Shot among rocks on shore and 

 also in heavy forest. 



Musliiu/eiisis. — Trapped in heav}" ]ii"g"lG on rock}' promontory by 

 the shore. 



Vive7'fa ta/u/atimi/a. — Trapped at Pasir Panjang. Onel)ought from 

 natives at Rhio was said to have been taken at the same locality. 



A?'ctof/alidia sp. — One shot and two others seen. The one taken was 

 with another in a big kaju ara tree. They were making most remark- 

 able cries like cats rutting> as these probabl}' were. 



Tupaia castanea. — A female contained 2 embr3^os. 



Cynocephalus volans. — No notes. 



EaihaUonura peninsular is. — Roosting beneath a fallen tree in the 

 forest at Pasir Panjang. Twelve specimens were obtained with 3 shots 

 from auxiliar}^ barrel. There were probably 100 individuals in the 

 colony. Five others were shot while roosting beneath a slanting rock 

 in the forest. 



Macaca fasciaalaris. — No notes. 



