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Kariinon, It ]ia<l provionsly Ixvu <)l)tiiinoil In- Messrs. AI>lM.tt ami 

 Kloss on Pulo Tava, south-east of Liufji^f^.i Islaml. aiul in the chain of 

 islands, off the west coast of Snmatva, an<l is c-ununon on sonic* of 

 the islets, near the Sarawak coast, Imt, until rifontly as ouo of 

 the rarest species of its group, the British Museum only posHeBsiug ouo 

 antiquated specimen. 



The collections described by Messrs. Thomas and WroUj^ht(»n in 

 the following pages were obtained in numerous localities, which may Ije 

 conveniently grouped in five main divisions, regarding whii-h it may Iw 

 of interest to give some account. 



From the north, southwards, these divisions are : 

 (I.) The Larut Hills, iuimedintely above Taipinir. l!io capital of 



Penile: 

 Specimens are listed from two localities in this range — viz.. 



(a) " Maxwell's Hill," a clearing of about a hundred acres iu 



extent, at an average altitude of about 3,<)00 feet and 

 surrounded by heavy jungle ; 



(b) Guuong Ijau, the culminating summit uf the Larui 



Range, about 3 miles from Maxwell's Hill and nW>\\t 

 4,700 feet high. 

 From these localities two species of rats, hitherto knuwu only 

 from the type localities, were secured— viz., Miisf»'rrPoennu$. 

 known only from Dr. Abbott's three skins from Traug. and 

 Mus bulcit, which was described from Bukit Besar in the 

 Patani States— and also the type of nhinoi>ri,rntx i,.r>trer. 

 Thos. and Wrought. 

 (II.) Selangor : 

 Five localities in this State are mentioned— viz.. 

 {n) Dusun Tua, about 17 miles from Kuala Lumpur, the 

 capital of the State, near some thernuil springs in the 

 vicinity of orchards an.l rice fields, though there is still 

 much old jungle left ; 

 (h) Cheras, half-way between Dusun Tua and Kuala Lumpur. 



close to a big block of old jungle : 

 ((;) "Klang Gates," about '.» miles from Kuala Lumpur, 

 beneath a range of pi*ecipitous limestone liills. of no 

 great elevation, covered with primary jungle. The 

 spiny rats "were found to be very common hon\ es- 

 pecially the obscure form. Mux pellnx. wlii.-h Imd 

 hitherto escaped our notice. Mu^ Khitii. or what we 

 thought was a form of Mu$ asper. Miller. wa« nln" 

 very numerous : 

 fj) Gunoug Mengkuang Lebah - 



A mountain on the main range <»f the Peninsula U>twe«'n 

 SelauiTor and Paham:. attaining a height of al-Mit 

 ,5,800 'tVet. Only small series of mammals hare liwn 



