ON A COLLECTION OF .ALV^IMALS FROM THE SLV:\IESK 

 PROVINCE OP BANDON, N.E. MALAY PENINSULA. 



By H. C. ROBINSON, c.m.z.s., m.b.o.u. and C. B. KLOSS, f.z.s. 



^PHE collection of mammals obtained in Bandon is fairly represent- 

 ative of the fauna of the district and contains a considerable 

 number of specimens that throw light on the local distribution 

 of Malayan mammals. 



A preliminar}' account of the forms considered new to science 

 has already appeared in the " Annals and Magazine of Na;tural 

 History, ser. (8) xiii, pp. 223 et seqq. (1914) but in addition to 

 these another race, Sciurtis temiis gunong, has been described in the 

 present paper, while two other species, the bat, Eptesicus pachyotis, 

 and the ground squirrel, Menetes berdmorei, have not hitherto been 

 recorded from Peninsular limits. 



As regards the general facies of the collection it may be stated 

 that the evidence shows that the district lies on the extreme limit of 

 the true Malayan fauna, certain forms such as Sciurus vittatus 

 miniatvs, Sciums Mppurus and Rhinosciurus tupaioides here exhibiting 

 their furthest northern extension while other species such as 

 Scmrus erytlirseus ruheculus, and Ephnys orbus indicate an admixture 

 of Burmese races. ^ 



A general account of the collecting stations has already been 

 given in the account of the Birds {antea, pp. 83-5) to which it is 

 unnecessary to refer further. 



1. HYLOBATES LAR (Linn.). 

 1 c? . Kao Nawnff, Bandon, N.E. Malay Peninsula, 1,400 feet. 



An example fi'om mountain jungle on Kao Nawng is in light 

 pelage, the hands and feet only slightly contrasting with the colour 

 of the limbs. Dark coloured specimens seem very rare in the 

 northern parts of the Peninsula, though they are in the great 

 majority in the ceiatral and southern parts. 



Not at all common over the greater part of Bandon, but fairly 

 numerous on a small hill a few miles fi'om the town. The flesh 

 is in great demand as a remedy for a variety of complaints as is 

 that of Presbytes robinsoni and P. negleda heati'i, though curiouslj- 

 enough that of P. obscura is of no value for this purpose. 



(For measurements see p. 113.) 



2. PRESBYTIS NEGLECTA KEATII, RoB. & Kroas. 

 Presbytis neglecta keatii, Robinson and Kloss, Jonrn. Fed. 

 Malay States, iv, p. 174 (1911). 



1 (?, 1 $. Kao Nawnpr, Bandon, N.E. Malay Peninsula, 1,400 feet. 



