lo:, 



((•) Siinli Island — 



A small island in IJIiio Slriiits l..-t\Vf.ii Hatain ainl 

 Bintaug, the site ol' a li<,'ht -house, iiiaintiiiiH'<l hv th<' 

 Dutch Goveriuueut . l*i<,'s of two si»tri«'M an? l<>iin<l 

 on it, mouse deer and the three species of ratH, but no 

 squirrels or shrews ; 

 ((7) Karimon Island — 



This island is the most outlying of the Arc•lli|Jelu^:o, 

 and the most conspicuous of the northern tfroiip, 

 owing to its height and position in the nioutli of 

 tlie Straits of Malacca near Singapore. ItH peak. 

 which is said to be an extinct volcano. riHcs to nearly 

 2,000 feet. Most of the timlicr ha.s been cut out 

 for export to the Singapore market and v<Ty littlf 

 remains except at the northern end. 

 Four localities were collected in— viz., Mouos at the 

 northern end at the entrance of the Stniits b«-tween 

 Karimon and Little Karimon, Sebatak on the eant 

 coast, Tanjoug Balai ami Pemeral on the south. 

 The whole of the south end of the island is rovere«l 

 with lalang grass and s<-rul> : 

 (e) Little Karimon — 



A small island to the uortii of Karimon, al.oiit ."itHHeot 

 high. The only jungle left is on the tops of the 

 hills, but large groves of coconiits. areia |>iilnis and 

 durians exist. The islau<l is only inhabit. 'd .luring 

 the fruit season ; 

 (/) Merah Island- 



About a square mile in .'xtent. a mile fmm tl»e south 

 coast of Karimon. Th.- ..ulv animal s.vnr.-d was 

 " Mus rattus ;" 



((/) Tulang Islan<l 



A large h)W islan.l. only separated by a narrow em-k 

 from Kundur. The expedition only stopjxnl ..ne 

 night here on the way from Kundur. A f.inn of 

 Eatnfa hi.'<l'jnix was shot and a f.-.v - Mn. mttu." 

 trapped ; 



(//) Kundur Island - 



A lar-e low islan-l. separated by a lO-fathoui rhann-l 

 from Karimon but bv much shallower water frx-ni 

 Sumatra. Onlv a small pat<h. a few acret m ex- 

 tent is left of the original jungh- at the north end 

 of the island, whieh was the only i-rtion t,.,i..1. 

 Giant s.iuirrel8 were fairly eomn.on. and ih- Uw 

 white pig. N"" "'. ^va.s said to U- v--. ...n.u...n. «, 

 was also the snmller S,i» rhi-,,,-. 



