CATALOGUE. 117 



Schinz, Synops. Mamm. I. p. 350 (exclus. Syn. H. 



ZooL Res.). 



Lutra Barang, Fischer, Synops. Mamm. p. 227. 

 Mustek Lutra, Marsden, Hist. Sumat. Ed. tertia, p. 115, 



pi. XI. fig. No. 1. 



ANJING-AYER, Marsden, Hist, of Sumatra. 

 SIM UNO, of the Malays in Sumatra, Raffles ; and of the 



inhabitants of Sumatra and Borneo, Mutter. 



HAB. Sumatra, Raffles. Sumatra and Borneo, Mutter. 

 A. Presented by Sir T. S. Raffles. 



Mr. Marsden has given the earliest indication of this species in the 

 first edition of his History of Sumatra, published in 1785, and the 

 figure contained in the third edition conveys a correct idea of the habit 

 of the animal. It has latterly been observed by most oriental zoologists, 

 although it is rare in collections. 



The body of the Sinning is covered with a very soft fur, closely 

 applied, the interior of which is woolly and of a yellowish-white colour ; 

 the exterior coat is of a darker tint, inclining to yellowish brown, 

 deeper on the tail: the chin, throat, breast, and abdomen are of a 

 lighter colour. The body of the animal is slender, and the tail propor- 

 tionally long. 



Dr. S. Muller pertinently directs the attention of zoologists to the 

 confusion which exists in Fischer's Synopsis Mammalium, in the 

 synonymy of this and the following species, caused by erroneously 

 exchanging the native names of the respective species. Thus, No. 8 of 

 genus Lutra, L. Barang of Fischer, is the L. Simung of Raffles, while 

 No. 9, L. Leptonyx, named Simung by Fischer, is the Barang-Barang 

 of Raffles and all other zoologists. 



Genus AONYX, Lesson, 1827. Manuel, p. 157. 

 LUTILE Species, Fischer, Horsfield, et al. 



133. AONYX LEPTONYX, Horsfield, Sp. 



Lutra leptonyx, Horsfield, ZooL Research, with a figure. 

 Mutter, Over de Zoogd. van den Ind. Archip. pp. 27 

 and 51. Fischer, Synops. Mamm. p. 227 (exclus. nom. 

 Indigen. Sumatr.). Gray, Cat. Mamm. Br. Mus. 



P .n. 



Lutra Barang, Schinz, Synops. Mamm. p. 35. Lesson, 

 Manuel, p. 156. 



