Dr. D. G. Elliot's ' Revieto of the Primates: 393 



Museum, whicli was duly reported on by Messrs. Thomas 

 and Wroughton ^. 



Amonj;st the monkeys sent were twenty specimens of the 

 present genus, consisting of ten males and ten females, from 

 the following islands : — 



Singaj)ore. 



Tinggi, East Coast of Johore. 



Bintang. 



Batam. 



Karimon. 



Kundur. 



Old males of this species are more difficult to obtain than 

 younger animals and females, but the series was es{)ecially 

 selected by us to include as many adult animals as possible. 

 From this very limit:?d material Dr. Elliot has, however, 

 created five " species,^'' viz. : — 



Pithecus dollmani : Singapore. 



Pitfiecus latus : Tinggi and Tioman. 



Pithecus bintanyensis : Bintang and Batara. 



Pithecus karimoni: Karimon. ^Material examined, 



four males and two females. 

 Pithecus alacer : Kundur : a male and a female. 



Pithecus dollmani. (Vol. II. p. 248.) 



The type is not from " Tjangi, Island of Singapore, south- 

 eastern part/^ but from Chaugi, N.E. corner of Singapore 

 Island. 



The type, though an adult animal, has extremely broad 

 incisors ; but in this genus the character is of no importance, 

 as the breadth appears to diminish with age. 



Tile size of the last molar is given as 89*7 by GO (pre- 

 sumably millimetres, as all other measurements are given in 

 thesej, which is, of course, impossible. 



Pithecus laitus. (Vol. II. p. 236.) 



The type locality should be spelt Tinggi not " Tingi.^^ 

 This has, on account of its pale colour, rather better 

 claims to subspecitic rank than any other of Dr. Elliot's 

 "species," but it will generally be found tiiat forms affecting 

 the sea-coast, where tliey are exposed to the bleaching effect 

 of salt air and water, are paler than those from more inland 

 districts. 



• Tlioiiuis and Wrou^^hton, Juuru. Fed. Mai. States Murf. vul, . 

 pp. 'J9-12'J (^I'JUOJ- 



