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characteristic Malayan types. Each island and group of islands 

 has its representatives of the common genera and species ; but 



'C) Nalunas 

 Anambas 't 



Fig. io. Islands visited by Dr. Abbott. 



in scarcely an instance is an insular race identical with that 

 occurring on another island, unless of the same group, or on 

 the mainland. 



SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES. 

 MUS FLAVIVENTER sp. nov. 



Type. — Adult male (skin and skull). No. 101739 United States 

 National Museum. From Puki Jimaja, Anambas Islands. Collected 

 September 18, 1899. 



Characters. — Similar to AIus cremor/venter ^^UWcr^ from Trong, 

 Lower Siam, but slightly larger and with entire pelage much more 

 strongly suffused with yellow. 



J^ier. — The elements of the fur are as in J/, crcmoriventcr. 



Color. — General color above ochraceous, fading to orange-buff or 

 buff-yellow on sides, the sides nearly clear, but back, shoulders, neck 

 and head uniformly sprinkled with black-tipped hairs and bristles, 

 which are nowhere in excess of the ochraceous. Cheeks clear orange 

 buff. Muzzle broccoli-brown. Scarcely a trace of a dark eye ring. 



' Proc. Biolog. Soc. Washington, XIII, p. 144, April 21, J900. 



