172 Mr. J. L. Bonhote on the Squirrels 



stripe as in all the other races, but the hairs of the back as 

 they approach the stripe are more or less broadly tipped with 

 fulvous, so that the sides become grizzled like the thighs. 



Dimensions as in Sc. P. ty picas. 



Hah. Pontianak, S.W. Borneo, 



Sciurus Prevostii Raffiesi, Vigors & Horsf. 



Sciurus Rnffiesi, Vigors & Horsf. Zool. Journ. no. xii. 1828, vol. iv. 



pi. iv. p. 113; Temm. Esq. Zool. Guin. p. 242 (1853). 

 Sciurus ruf ocularis, Gray, Ann. & Mag. Xat. Hist. vol. x. 1842, p. 263. 

 Sciurus Prevostii swnatranus, Schlegel, op. cit. p. 25. 



A very distinct and easily recognizable form. The 

 whole of the upper parts and tail are of a deep black. The 

 white lateral stripe, which is broad and well defined, starts 

 behind the shoulders and spreads out over the outer side of the 

 hind limbs. The underparts, including the shoulders, fore 

 limbs, inner side of hind limbs, and feet, are of a very deep 

 chestnut. The cheeks and sides of the neck are grizzled iron- 

 grey ; a patch on the side of the nose pure white. 



Dimensions as in Sc. P. typicus. 



Hah. Sumatra. 



Co-type, B.M. 84. 6. 3. 8. Collected by Sir T. S. Raffles, 

 formerly in the Zoological Society's Museum. Received 

 from the late Dr. Crisp's collection. 



I have united under this species Sc. rufogidaris of Gray, 

 which was stated to have come from China, although it most 

 probably did not. It differs from Sc. P. Rafflesi only in size, 

 and the other differences mentioned by Gray do not seem to 

 hold good. 



Sciurus Prevostii redimitus, Boon Mesch. 



Sciurus redimitus, Boon Mesch, Nieu. Verhandl. Nederl.Inst. Amsterd. 

 1829, vol. ii. p. 243, pL 



This form seems to be very nearly allied to Sc. Prevostii 

 Ilumei, differing chiefly in being lighter in colour, and this 

 might possibly be due either to bleaching or to the spirit in 

 which it was preserved. There seems, however, to be great 

 doubt as to its locality ; and in view of the fact that Schlegel 

 states positively that it came from Sumatra, it seems best to 

 leave it as a separate race for tiie present till further informa- 

 tion is forthcoming. 



