SCrURUS PREVOSTII. 131 



1839 — 1844. Sciurus melanotis S. Muller and Schlegel, 

 Verhandelingen etc. p. 98. T. 14. fig» 4 and 5. 



1878. Sciurus soricinus Anderson. Yunnan Expedition, p. 

 265. 



There are two upper premolars. Skeleton with 13 costales, 

 6 lumbares, 2 sacrales and 22 caudales. 



Hab. Sumatra, Banka, Borneo and Java. 



Mounted specimens in the Leyden Museum : 



I. Adult female, Sumatra, Padang, 1837, S. Muller. — 

 2. Adult male, Sumatra. — 3. Male, Borneo, Muller. — 

 4 Male, Borneo, Pontianak, Diard. — 5. Male, Borneo, 

 Banjerraassing , Schwaner. — 6. Female , Borneo , Karau- 

 river, Schwaner. — 7. Adult specimen, Java, Muller. — 

 8. Female, Java, Muller. — 9 and 10. Adult specimens, 

 Java. The for this species so characteristic pale neck-spot 

 is absent or hardly visible in the Ja van-specimens. 



II. Skull of N" 8. — 12. Skull of an adult female, 

 Borneo, Diard. — 13 and 14. Adult skulls, Java, Boie 

 and Macklot. — The lower jaws of Nos 12 and 13 are 

 wanting. 



15 and 16. Adult specimens, Banka , Teysmann , 1878. 



17. Skeleton of an adult male, South-Easteru Borneo, 

 C. Bock, 1879. 



18. Skull of NO 15. 



B. Sides of the body with longitudinal stripes. 



Sciurus prevostii. 



1820. Sciurus prevostii Desmarest. Mammalogie. p. 335. 

 1878. Sciurus prevostii Anderson, Yunnan Expedition, p. 

 269. 



The different phases of this species have been exposed 

 and described by Schlegel and Anderson very clearly and 



Notes froni tlie Leyden IVIvisewm, Vol. "V. 



