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  On 
  Dr. 
  D. 
  G. 
  Elliot's 
  ' 
  Revieio 
  of 
  the 
  Primates.' 
  

  

  frequently 
  noted 
  in 
  the 
  literature, 
  while 
  there 
  are 
  specimens 
  

   from 
  Perlis 
  in 
  the 
  British 
  Museum. 
  Dr. 
  Elliot, 
  however, 
  

   has, 
  without 
  comment, 
  transferred 
  Flower's 
  notes 
  on 
  the 
  

   hahits 
  of 
  H, 
  agilis 
  to 
  H. 
  lar, 
  though 
  that 
  author 
  was 
  perfectly 
  

   correct 
  in 
  assigning 
  the 
  Larut 
  Hills 
  gibbon 
  to 
  H. 
  agilis. 
  

  

  Under 
  Symphahingus 
  syndactylus 
  the 
  remark 
  on 
  p. 
  178 
  

   (Vol. 
  III.) 
  that 
  if 
  the 
  S. 
  s. 
  continentis 
  , 
  Thomas, 
  eventually 
  

   proves 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  distinct 
  race 
  of 
  the 
  Sumatran 
  species, 
  then 
  it 
  

   is 
  not 
  at 
  all 
  probable 
  that 
  this 
  species 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  found 
  any- 
  

   where 
  on 
  the 
  " 
  Malay 
  Peninsula/' 
  savours 
  of 
  the 
  obvious, 
  

   and 
  argues 
  a 
  very 
  pre-Darwinian 
  definition 
  of 
  the 
  value 
  of 
  a 
  

   " 
  species 
  " 
  on 
  the 
  part 
  of 
  Dr. 
  Elliot. 
  

  

  Under 
  Symphalangus 
  syndactylus 
  continentis 
  the 
  reference 
  

   to 
  the 
  type 
  description 
  is 
  misquoted, 
  and 
  should 
  read 
  as 
  

   p. 
  301, 
  not 
  p. 
  30. 
  

  

  The 
  type 
  locality 
  is 
  Semangko 
  Pass, 
  Selangor-Pahang 
  

   Boundary, 
  not 
  Gemangko 
  Pass, 
  Selangore, 
  Padang 
  Boundary 
  

   — 
  " 
  Padang 
  '^ 
  being 
  in 
  Sumatra. 
  

  

  The 
  measurements 
  given 
  are 
  hopelessly 
  mixed. 
  The 
  total 
  

   length 
  of 
  the 
  skin 
  should 
  be 
  546, 
  not 
  846 
  mm.; 
  while 
  the 
  

   greatest 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  skull 
  is 
  127*5, 
  not 
  43'9. 
  The 
  inter- 
  

   temporal 
  breadth 
  43*5, 
  not 
  107*5 
  ; 
  and 
  the 
  zygomatic 
  width 
  

   89, 
  not 
  86-6. 
  

  

  The 
  acquisition 
  of 
  additional 
  material 
  shows 
  that 
  the 
  race, 
  

   though, 
  of 
  course, 
  not 
  a 
  strongly 
  marked 
  one, 
  is 
  sufficiently 
  

   differentiated 
  from 
  the 
  Sumatran 
  animal. 
  

  

  In 
  conclusion, 
  we 
  may 
  remark 
  that 
  the 
  paper 
  and 
  typo- 
  

   graphy 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  are 
  excellent 
  ; 
  while 
  the 
  illustrations, 
  

   especially 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  skulls, 
  are 
  all 
  that 
  can 
  be 
  desired. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  unfortunate, 
  however, 
  that 
  there 
  are 
  an 
  extraordinarily 
  

   large 
  number 
  of 
  references 
  miscited, 
  and, 
  so 
  far 
  as 
  we 
  have 
  

   checked 
  them, 
  the 
  measurements 
  are 
  hopelessly 
  incorrect, 
  

   while 
  the 
  spelling 
  of 
  geographical 
  names 
  is 
  careless 
  and 
  

   not 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  custom 
  or 
  any 
  consistent 
  scheme. 
  

   Taking 
  one 
  page 
  at 
  random 
  (p. 
  22, 
  Vol. 
  III.), 
  we 
  find 
  the 
  

   following 
  errors 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  line 
  6, 
  Keka 
  is 
  the 
  native 
  name 
  of 
  the 
  species, 
  not 
  a 
  place. 
  

  

  line 
  7, 
  Selangore 
  is 
  noiv 
  invariably 
  spelt 
  Selangor. 
  

  

  line 
  11, 
  Turutau 
  should 
  read 
  Terutau. 
  

  

  line 
  12, 
  Batsu 
  should 
  read 
  Batu, 
  and 
  Bitang 
  should 
  read 
  

   Biutang. 
  

  

  line 
  14, 
  Langhat 
  should 
  read 
  Langkat. 
  

  

  line 
  15, 
  Padung 
  shouldbe 
  Padang 
  owrflndrapore, 
  Indrapura. 
  

  

  line 
  17, 
  Katiman 
  should 
  read 
  Kateman. 
  

  

  line 
  21, 
  Pagee 
  should 
  be 
  Pagi, 
  and 
  Metawee 
  for 
  the 
  well- 
  

   known 
  Mentawei 
  has 
  the 
  merit 
  of 
  novelty 
  and 
  

   nothing: 
  else. 
  

  

  