NO. 14S5. MAMMALS FROM RHTO-LINGA TSLANDS— MILLER. 288 



Presbytis cristata.- — The voice of P. cristata is a series of rather 

 musical grunts, well represented I)}- the Malay name Ching-kau. 



Presbytia r/uonis.- — Common. Malay name, Ka-Ka, from the crj^, 

 which is exactly similar to that of P. femoralis and P. natunensis. 



The inhabitants of Bintang said there were 2 or 3 other musangs; 

 one \Qvy big, probal)ly Viverra iiiegaspila^ was. rare; there was 

 another, smaller; then the tangalunga, of which 2 were taken, and 

 finally, the binturong, which the}' said was not common. Otter of 

 2 kinds were plentiful, and many tracks were seen. There were no 

 wild-cats, except one lone tiger. 



BAKONG (Sechava). 

 July 15-22, 1903. 



Pulo Bakong is a narrow island about 14 miles long and not nuich 

 more than a mile wide. It lies north of Linga, from which it is sep- 

 arated hy Dasi (or Dangsi) Strait, half a mile wide. Eastward lies a 

 confused labyrinth of islands and islets. The tidal currents set 

 strongly through the channels, which are 6 to 10 fathoms deep. The 

 shores have fringing reefs, and there are many isolated coral patches. 

 Bakong still contains some heavy timber, but most of it has been cut 

 for the Singapore mai'ket. There are some tracts of lahxng marking 

 the sites of former cultivation. The hills rise to 200 or 300 feet. 



Tragidus pretieUus. — All the Tragult obtained were trapped by 

 natives and brought in alive. They were evidently very plentiful, as 

 1 had at last to refuse to buy any more and refused a good many. 

 Some may have been caught on the islets off the shore of the main 

 island. All the females were either pregnant or had recently had 

 young. Thi.s, and the fact tliat some had been kept 24 hours without 

 food before killing accounts for the variation in weight of the females. 



2Iusfirinus. — No notes. 



Mus Ungensis. — No notes. 



Cynocephalus vol an s. — No notes. 



Prtshyf/s cristata. — No notes. 



Monkeys and pigs are conmion. Otter are said to be numerous. 

 There are no squirrels or Tupaia. 



PANAGA ijiitl slidum on majt). 



This is a small island off Bakong. It was not visited, but a Tragidus 

 was brought from it on July 17, 1903. 



SEBANG. 

 July 26-31, 1903. 



Sebang is about 19 miles long by H to 3 miles wide. It lies parallel 

 to and about 6 miles east of Bakong. From Linga it is separated by 

 a strait 4i miles wide and 10 to 15 fathoms deep. The hills rise gen- 



