NO. 1485. MAMMALS FROM RHIO-LING A ISLANDS— MILLER. 285 



Rhinosciurus laticaudatus. — Brought in by Malays, who secured it 

 in a jerot or snare. 



Mus firnius. — Trapped on the rocky promontory covered with for- 

 est, forming the north side of Mentuda Bay. 



Miis lingensis. — No notes. 



Mus fremens. — No notes. 



Viverra tangalunga.- — An adult female trapped by Malays, August 

 27, 1901. Uterus contained three embryos. 



Arctogalidia sirnplex. — Shot in a ''tig'' tree in sago plantation. 

 Said to be frequent in the cocoanut plantations. 



Tupaia tana. — No notes. 



Tupaia malaccana. — No notes. 



Tupaia phseura. — No notes. 



PterojMs vampyrus. — No notes. 



Macaca fascicularis. — Two males were taken on July 23, 181)9. 



Preshytis cristata. — Shot from drove of 20 or 30 in sago plantation. 



PENUBA {Punoebo, Penoeba). 

 August 2-6, 1903. 



Pulo Penuba lies between Linga and Sinkep, from each of which it 

 is separated by a strait about a mile wide. It is about 6 miles long and 

 contains some 8,000 acres. The highest hill is about 950 feet. Con- 

 sideraljle heavy timber remains, but the greater part of the island is 

 covered with lalang and scrub. There are large plantations of cocoa- 

 nuts. 



Sciu7'us peninsularis. — Trapped in heavy forest near center of island. 



Mus lingensis. — Trapped in heavy forest near center of island. 



Gynocephalus volans. — Common among the cocoanuts. 



Cynopterus montanoi. — No notes. 



In addition to the mammals obtained, monke3^s were plentiful, and 

 tracks of pig and otter were numerous. Natives said that both large 

 and small TraguU., tenggeling (Manis), and a large squirrel {R,atufd) 

 occur. 



SINKEP (Singkej), Sinfika2)). 

 September 1-9, 1901, August 7-9, 1903. 



This island with the .smaller ones close to its shores covers a space 

 of 200 to 240 square miles. Sinkep is of ver}^ irregular shape and of 

 considerable elevation, having on its eastern side a range of hills, with 

 a peak 1,440 feet high near the center of the range (Findlay). There 

 appears to be nothing worthy of special note with regard to the 

 vegetation of the island. 



Manis javanica. — ^An adult female was dug from a burrow on a hill- 

 side by natives. 



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