MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 67 



Size smaller, condylo-incisive length les:? than 130 mm. (see 

 table of measurements on j). 68 ). Nasals comparatively small and 

 frontals corresponiliiigly large, the length of the frontal suture over 55 

 per cent, of that of the nasals. Supraorbital edges tending to the 

 develo]Miient of a fairly definite postorbital process. Size of teeth and 

 other proportions as indicated by the measurements. 



A good figure of the skull of this porcupine has been given by 

 Bonhote J. 



Hah. Malay Peninsida. Type-localitj' and also that of .[. ijrotei, 

 Gray — Malacca. (!ood skulls examined from Mabek, -Jalor (Itoliinson 

 and Annandale), Malacca ( Cantor ), and Singapore [Rklleij). 



ACANTHIOX KLOSSI, Sp. 11. 



Size larger, well-developed skulls attaining a cr iidylo-iiicisive 

 length of I'lO mm. Nasals large, their length more than twice that 

 of the comparatel}' short frontal suture. Interorbital region broad, 

 swollen, conve.x, with scarcely any indication of a postorbital projection. 



Skull-measurements in table on p. 68. 



JIaJi. Southern Tenasserim and Southern Siam. Type from 

 Tenasserim Town, other specimens from Bankaclion, Tenasserim 

 (Shoriruhje), S. Siam, li° N., 09° 50' E. (/v. G. Guirdner) and Klong- 

 ^'ai, S.H. Siam (C Ihden Kloss). 



Tiipe. Adult male. B.M. no. U. 12. 8. 223. Original number 

 4905. Collected by G. C. Sliortridge. Presented to the National 

 Collection by the Bombay Natural History Society. 



This species is distinguished from ^1. hrachi/urus by its shorter 

 frontals and longer nasals and the lesser development of postorbital 

 processes. 



1 have named the species in honour of Mr. Kloss, who noticed 

 and drew ni}' attention to its difference from ^1. lirachi/urus, mul 

 himself collected tiie specinien from S.E. Siam. 



Anderson's Hi/slrix i/aniuineasis has markedly shorter nasals 

 than any of the porcupines here referred to. 



The Chinese porcupine, Acanthiou stdicristatus, Swinh., has a 

 skull very like that of A. liussi, but its coloration appears to be more 

 as in ^-1. hcnijalcnsis and hodiisuni. 



No. II. A new BinturoDg from Siam. 

 By Oldkield Thomas, f. z. s. 



f Ficiiii llio Aiuials and IMagaziue of Natural History, Scries 8, VdI. 

 17, No. yj, Marcii III 111. p. 270] 



Among a collection of mammals from South-western Siam 

 presented last j-ear to the National Museum by Mr. K, G. Gairdner 

 there occurs a fine binturong's skull, so conspicuously larger than any 



X Fasdc. Malay. I. pi. iii. (I'JOS). 

 VOL II. JU.NE 11116. 



