miller] seventy new MALAYAN MAMMALS 25 



Color. — Dorsal surface a uniform, fine grizzle of black and buff, 

 the latter in excess everywhere except on rump, shoulders, neck, and 

 head. Black stripes well developed, about 7 mm. wide at middle of 

 back, extending from middle of neck to lumbar region, the median 

 faintly prolonged to crown. Region between stripes exactly similar 

 to that outside, but appearing lighter by contrast with the black. 

 Cheeks and outer surface of legs duller and more finely grizzled 

 than back. Feet dark hair-brown. Hairs of tail annulated with 

 black and orange-buff, the general effect a coarse grizzle of the two 

 colors. Underparts and inner surface of legs cream-buff, slightly 

 more yellow than that of Ridgway. 



Skull and teeth. — The skull is larger than that of Fnnamhiilus 

 insignis, the interorbital region is relatively broader, and the rostrum 

 is more produced. In the last character there is a close approach to 

 Funambulus obscuriis, but the nasals are fiat posteriorly, as in 

 F. insignis. Teeth as in Funambulus insignis, but somewhat larger. 



Measurements. — External measurements of type : total length, 

 265;^ head and body, 197; tail vertebrae, 68;^ hind foot, 45 (41) ; 

 ear from meatus, 15.6; ear from crown, 9; width of ear, 13. 



Cranial measurements of type: greatest length, 51.6 (49) ;- basal 

 length, 43 (41) ; basilar length, 40 (38.8) ; palatal length, 22.8 

 (21.4) ; diastema, 14 (12.2) ; length of nasals, 17 (16) ; greatest 

 breadth of both nasals together, 6.6 (6.4) ; interorbital breadth, 14 

 (12.4) ; distance between tips of postorbital processes, 22.4 (20) ; 

 zygomatic breadth, 30 (26) f breadth of braincase above roots of 

 zygomata, 22 (20.6) f greatest depth of braincase, 17 (16) ; man- 

 dible, 33 (30) ; maxillary toothrow (alveoli), 9.4 (9) ; mandibular 

 toothrow (alveoli), 10 (9). 



Specimens examined. — One, the type. 



Remarks. — The Batu Funambulus is readily distinguishable from 

 the Sumatran F. insignis by its darker color and larger skull. For 

 the opportunity to examine two skins and a skull of the Sumatran 

 animal I am indebted to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila- 

 delphia, through the kindness of Mr. Witmer Stone. 



FUNAMBULUS PENINSULA sp. nov. 



Type. — Adult male (skin and skull). No. %6,yy6, United States 

 National Museum. Collected at Khow Sai Dow, Trong, Lower 

 Siam, February 18, 1899, by Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



'Tail apparently imperfect. 



''Measurements in parenthesis are those of an adult male Funambulus 

 insignis from Gunong Sugi, Lampong District, Sumatra (No. 6655, Acad, 

 emy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia). 



' Approximate. 



