Miscellaneoits. 401 



Kuda (Rhlnochoerus), received from LeydtMi under the name of 

 Tapiras malcnjanus ; and the Museum has recently received the skin 

 of a much younger animal, which was brought to this country 

 with the skin of an adult animal which is in the Museum. TLey 

 are both said to have come from Sumatra. 



These two young skins differ considerably in the markings ; and 

 as I have lately observed the same thing in the American tapirs 

 and figured them (P. Z. S. 1872, p. 489, t. xxi. <fe xxii. and p. 624, 

 t. xlv.), I have thought it desirable to describe the two specimens to 

 draw attention to the differences, so as to learn if the young 

 animals vary in this respect or indicate two species distinguished 

 by the different colouring of the young. 



Both specimens agree with the young "West- Indian and the Peru- 

 vian tapirs in having their legs and feet with large, white, unequal- 

 sized spots. 



The larger specimen received from Leyden is more or less bleached 

 to a brown colour. The back and sides are marked with elongate 

 white spots placed in lines ; but the spots frequentl}^ do not meet — 

 the ends being above or below the spots behind them, and often pro- 

 duced beyond them. Above and below the upper lateral stripe 

 there is also a series of very small white elongated spots on the 

 hinder part of one side ; and on the other side there are some small 

 spots in a similar place near the shoulder. The two streaks placed 

 on the middle of the sides of the body are broader and more continu- 

 ous than the other spots ; thus on one side the upper one is continuous 

 from the shoulder to over the rump, whereas on the other side it 

 is broken in several places. The series of spots on the middle of the 

 back and sides of the belly are broken into numerous elongate spots of 

 unequal length. The fore and hind legs and feet are marked with 

 rings of roundish white spots. 



The younger specimen just received very much agrees with the 

 larger one received from Holland, but is of a blacker colour, being 

 fresh ; and it has nearly the same white streaks, but is destitute of 

 the small spots between the streaks on the hinder parts of the sides. 

 They both have the upper part of the head destitute of spots, and the 

 lower part, including the cheeks and throat, with a number of 

 similar-sized round white spots. 



I am inclined to believe that the spotting or stripes of the young 

 Sumatran tapir is liable to variation, because I observe that, although 

 they have a similar character, their distribution varies considerably 

 on the two sides of the same specimen. 



The J/ahifat of Pelargopsis gigantea. 

 By Dr. xIdolf Bernhaed Meyer. 



On page 123 of tho present volume of the ' Annals ' the habitat 

 of Pelarfjopsis gir/nntm is stated as " Salok, Sulu Islands." It must 

 be " Sulu, Sulu Islands,'' if the name be written after the German 

 manner; and the neighbourhood of the town of Sulu is meant, on 

 the island of Sulu, of the group of the Sulu Islands. The Spaniards 

 always pronounce and write " Tol<)," the Dutch chiefly " Sdlog " or 



