30 DESCRIPTIV^E ACCOUNT OF 



band. The dark rufous-brown hairs occur chiefly on the 

 sides, the colour of which and of the limbs is a deep ferruginous 

 chestnut, gradually passing into black on the back. The 

 tail is dark, very deep ferruginous-chestnut and bright rusty 

 on the under surface. The chin and the throat are rusty 

 brown, the chest and belly being paler chestnut than the 

 upper parts. 



The skull is at once distinguished from the skulls of all 

 known Tiipaice (except Tupaia ci'crcttt of the Philippines) by 

 the long attenuated character of the pre-ocular portion, and 

 by the length of the snout. 



This tree shrew is one of the most common in Borneo, 

 it is found all through the low country, and on the mountains 

 to the height of 4000-ft. 



Hab. Mount Penrisen (A. Everett), Mount Dulit 4000-ft. 

 (C. Hose). Batu Song Mount 2000-ft. (A. Everett). 



TUPAIA MINOR. 



Tupaia minor ^ Giinther, P.Z.S. 1876. p. 426. 



All the hairs of the upper parts are grizzled with grey, 

 brownish grey, and black, a reddish brown tinge prevailing 

 in the middle of the hinder half of the back and on the 

 tail ; extremity of the tail black. Shoulder-stripe distinct. 

 Lower parts yellowish white, of the tail brownish yellow. 

 With the exception of the terminal hairs, the hairs of the 

 tail are rather short. 



Length of body 5 inches 4 lines, of tail 6 inches 2 lines. 



This little tree shrew is fairly common both on the 

 mountains to the height of 4000-ft. and in the low country. 

 It breeds in a nest in an old stump covered with creepers, 

 but I am not sure whether it makes the nest itself or occupies 

 the nest of a bird. I have found two of these nests, but the 

 material used was different. 



The Dyak name for all the Tupaia family is " Tupai 

 Tanah " which means ground squirrel. 



Hab. Baram River (C. Hose), Limbang River (C. Hose)- 

 Sarawak (A. Everett). Mount Dulit 3000-ft. (C. Hose), Mount 

 Batu Song (C. Hose). 



TUPAIA DORSALIS. 



Tupaia dorsalis^ Schleg. 



This tree shrew is easily distinguished from any of the 

 other Tupaiae by the very distinct black line down the back. 



Hab. Baram River (C. Hose). Sarawak (A. Everett). 

 Mount Dulit, 4,000-ft. (C. Hose). Mount Kalulong (C. Hose). 

 Mount Batu Song (C. Hose). 



