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Mr. J. L. Bouliote as coming from Kota Bharii, Kelautau (P. Z. 1908, 

 vol. i., p. 77), indubitably came from one of the group. 



The chain of small islands, of which Great Redang and the Perhen- 

 tians are the chief, lies from 7 to 12 miles distant from the east 

 coast of the Peninsula, to which it is roughly parallel, and extends 

 through a length, N.-W. ^ W. by S.-E. | E. of about 30 miles. The 

 islands belong to the Sultanate of Trengganu. 



Though there are a number of rocks and small islets scattered 

 about the vicinity only the four mentioned are of any interest. 



Pulau Bedung, at the southern end of the chain, and the Perhen- 

 tians, at the northern extremity, are situated apparently on the edge, 

 but within the 10 fathom line which bends out to seaward in both 

 instances to include them. 



Great Redang, however, which lies rather farther from shore than 

 the rest and is separated from the mainland by depths of 13 fathoms, 

 is situated just within the 15 fathom line of which it forms a projec- 

 tion. Pulau Lantinga, in 16 or 17 fathoms, is alone outside the 15 

 fathom contour. 



Little Redang, or Pulau Bedung, which is rather more than a mile 

 in length and something less than a mile in width, attains a height of 

 985 feet. It has two small islets near its shores and several more five 

 miles to seaward. The eastern side is edged with low cliii's, but to 

 landward are two sandy beaches separated from each other by a rocky 

 prominence ; the bay fronting them is full of coral, cocopalms fringe 

 the sand and beneath the trees are a dozen houses and a well of bad 

 water. Beyond the village are plantations of tapioca and bananas, 

 patches of hill paddy and a good deal of lalang grass. Behind, the 

 island rises considerably, and being sterile and very rocky is covered 

 with poor stunted forest. A path runs to the north end of the island. 

 The few inhabitants possess a number of brightly-painted canoes of 

 the Trengganu type and several trained brohs {Macaco, nemestrina), 

 obtained from the mainland, for collecting their coconuts. 



The only land mammal except a rat is a dwarf squirrel, Scniriis 

 (vittatus) scotti, of which a series was obtained, but two or three bats 

 were reported to occur. 



The birds met with were : 



1. Myristicivora bicolor (Scop.). 3. Demiegretta sacra (Gm.). 



2. Tringoides hypoleucus (Linn.). 4. Eudynamis honorata (Linn.). 



5. Caloruis chalybea (Horsf.). 

 All were fairly comiuon but no king-fishers or bulbuls were seen. 

 Mr. Bonhote (P.Z.S. 1910, vol. i., p. 57 et. seq.) records the following 

 collected by members of the " Skeat" Expedition : 



1. Tringoides hypoleucus (Linn). 



2. Corvus enca, Horsf. (? macror- 



hvnchus). 

 Onlv the fir^it was met with bv \ik. 



3, Dicrurus annectens, Hodgs. 



4. Anthothreptes malaccensis 



(Scop.). 



