110 WHAT ABOUT THE JAVAN BEAR? 



1829. J. B. Fischer. Synopsis Maramalium , p. 145: »In 

 iasulis archipelagi Indici (Sumatra , Borneo , Java) 

 et in peninsula Malacca." 



1863. E. Blyth. Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Mu- 

 seum Asiatic Society, p. 77: »Hab. Arakan ; Indo- 

 Chinese countries generally; Malayan peninsula, Su- 

 matra, Java and Borneo." 



1866. A. Murray. The geographical distribution of Mam- 

 mals, p.p. 382, 383: » Borneo, Sumatra and Java." ^) 



1869. J. E. Gray. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachyder- 

 matous and Edentate Mammalia in the British Mu- 

 seum , p. 235: »Hab. Malayan islands — Sumatra, 

 Borneo, Java\ Malay peninsula." 



1888 — 91. W. T. Blanfüru. The Fauna of British India, 

 Mammalia, p. 199: »This bear inhabits the Malay 

 Peninsula , Sumatra , Java and Borneo , and extends 

 northwards into Tenasserim , Arakan, Chittagong, 

 and the Garo hills." 



1891. W. L. Sclater. Catalogue of Mammalia in the In- 

 dian Museum, Calcutta, p. 304: »Garo Hills, Assam, 

 Chittagong , Arakan , Tenasserim , Malay Peninsula 

 (Cantor), Sumatra, Java and Borneo (Temminck)." 



1894. Carl Greve. Die geographische Verbreituug der 

 jetzt lebenden Raubthiere. Nova acta der Ksl. Leop.- 

 Carol. Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher , Bd. 

 LXIII, N°. 1, p. 243: »der Verbreitungsbezirk des 

 malayischen Baren ist ein verhaltnissmassig beschrank- 

 ter. Die Halbinsel Malacca, Hinterindien , vor alien 

 Dingen die Landschaften Tschittagong, Arakan , 

 Tenasserim , Birma , die Garohiigel und das Terai 

 bilden auf dem Festlande — unter den Insein Borneo, 

 Celebes^), Sumatra, Java und Banka, Palawan, 



1) Murray mentions as chief authority «Miiller's Verhandlungen , 1835" 

 (lege Verhandelingen, 1839 — 44)! This is incoi-rect; Muller said I.e. p. 32: 

 that the Malay Bear is distributed over Sumatra, Borneo and Malacca. 



2) I do not know from where Dr. Grave has his informations or in what 

 collection he saw specimens from all those small islands; he is responsible; 



Notes from thie L<eyderi IMuseutxi, Vol. XX. 



