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erally to a height of 200 to 400 feet. There was formerly considerable 

 cultivation of ganibier by the Chinese, but it is now given up, and 

 there are man}- tracts covered with lalang and small scrub. There is 

 still a good deal of heavy forest, but many of the best trees have been 

 cut out and the remaining jungle is nuich mangled. 



Tragulus pretlell.us. — No notes. 



Sciurus peninsular is. — 



Mus firm.ns. — 



Miis Ungensis. — No notes on the rats or squirrel. 



Aonyx cinerea. — Caught by natives while swimming in the strait. 

 Tracks were common among the mangroves. 



Cynocephalus volans. — No notes. 



Presbytis cristata. — No notes. 



Besides the mammals obtained, Macaca fascicularis was common, 

 and some pigs were seen. Musangs were said to occur, but were rare. 

 A wildcat said to exist; described as "blang,'" which means piebald, 

 or dark and light in patches. The human inhabitants are Orang Laut 

 and a few Chinese. 



LING A (Lingga, Lingin). 

 July 7-25, 1899, August 23-30, 1901. 



Linga Island, lying about midwa}^ between Banka and Singapore 

 Strait, is about 33 miles in extent, W. N. W. and E. S. E. From the 

 nearest point. Point Baru (Datu), on the coast of Sumatra, the distance 

 is about 35 miles. Upon its southwestern part is a remarkable moun- 

 tain, the peak of which, rising to an elevation of 3,920 feet, is split in 

 two, forming a sort of double peak, "rising like spires from the sum- 

 mit of the mountain," l)ut more generally thought to resemble asses' 

 ears, visible many miles in all directions. Viewed from the sea, this 

 mountain presents a most beautiful and impo.sing appearance, which 

 is sure to arrest the attention even of the most careless observer. 

 Other hills rise to a height of from 600 to 750 feet. Heavy forests 

 still are found on the island, and there is also the usual cultivation. 

 (Account mostly from Findlay.) 



Tr((<jaliis pretw.sus. — 



Tragulus suhrufus. — Both species were abundant and were brought 

 in by the natives in quantities, owing to the high ])rico offered — %1 (2 

 shillings) for napu and 50 cents for kanchil. The natives spoke of a 

 larger species that was not obtained. 



Sus rkionis f — Pigs were not uncommon, but the only specimen 

 taken was a young female shot in a sago plantation at Mentuda Bay, 

 on the west side of the island. 



Ratufa notabilis. — Shot on a hillside covered with secondary jungle 

 and some large trees. Breeding. 



Sciurus tenuis. — No notes. 



Sciwrus peninsularis.- — No notes. 



