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islands ruuud tin.' Peiiiusulu, l.iit ;4)i)iiivinlv i.iuiv spariiiKlv uii iho 

 maiuland itself. It iuhal.its dense jun^,de. "where it puwHes" the .hiy 

 with its body closely flattened against the trunks (if tre<-s with itn h.-ail 

 upwards, not lianoiu-' from branches like bats. It is pnibubly .repuH- 

 eular, but we have never seen it flying on its own initiative' like tho 

 large flying squirrels of the genus Vteromip. 



The lemon yellow tinge often observed on the i^eiage apiK'ars to Xm 

 due to some extraneous matter as it partially disappears durinj; the 

 preparation of the specimen. Though commonly dassetl as an 

 insectivore, the species is largely a vegetable feeder as the Htouiachts 

 of the numerous individuals examined by us rarelv containf<l anv 

 appreciable amount of animal matter, but were almostly whollv filleil 

 Avith masticated leaves and buds. — H. C. K. and C 1>. K. 



20. GALEOl'TEIiUS AORIS, Mill. 

 (?7o2, 772 J V 751. Pasir Paujung, Biutang Ishiud, liliio ArcliiiH.'lag(j. 

 <? 789, 795 ; ? 813, 814. Sungei Biru, Bintang Island, Rhio Archiiwhigu, 

 (? 1560, 1561 ; 9 1559. Lekop, Karimoii Island, Khio Aivliiiwlugo. 

 ? 1635. Monos, Karimou Island, Khio .\ax-liii)elag(i. 



We find that the Flying Lemurs, inhabiting the Rhio Archi|H.'hig<>, 

 Aor Island, the Natunas and Borneo, agree in Ijeiug of medium si/e, with 

 very small teeth in marked contrast to the large teeth of jn ninful.i . 

 But among themselves we have failed to find any constant local difTt-r- 

 ences warranting their division into races, and have therefore adopted 

 aoris as the oldest name for them. 



[Very common on all the islands. — H. C. K. and C B. K. ' 



n. TLTAIA CASTAXliA, .AIill. 

 (?782, 792, 806; ? 791. Sungei Biru, Bintang Islun<l, Khio Arcliiju-luKo. 

 <J749, 750: $742,768. I'a^^ir Panjang, Bintang Inland, Kbio An.-lii|Ji*lng<ii. 



Topotypes. 



[This shre\v is remarkably distinct from any b.rin iuhabitiug the 

 Peninsula or adjacent islands, though a closely-allieil nice has mx-utly 

 been described from Sumatra. It was very abundant i>u Bintanu' iu 

 secondary jungle which had grown up on the sites of old giinibier 

 plantations. The pelage of very youug spec-inieus is different fn.m 

 that of the adult and approadies T. /nriiijimu.— 11. C. K. uud 

 C. B. K.1 



22. Ttl'AIA IEKUl<;iNKA. UvrFLf. 

 cJlUll, 1035, 1054, 1101, 1128; » 1007, 1099, 1129. ChBUgi. Su.g»|K*rc 



Island. 

 (? 1263 ; ? 125 1 . Si Karaiig, S.-E. Jol.oif. 



[The jungle near Changi was an exceedingly goo.1 trupping ^m>un«l. 

 and out of 70 or 80 traps set every night, hanlly oue wa» f-und 

 unsprung, or without an occupant next morning. Six or .K-vvn 

 of these shrews were usuallv thus captured and uuiuy morv were .hot 

 everv dav. The popular name of "tree shrew" for th»»i- «n.ni«U 

 is hardlv .lescriptive of then- habit.s a.s. in the ca«. ef Uie inujonlv 



