MAMMALS OF BORNKO. 37 



Anterior part of first incisor short and thick ; posterior 

 cusp about equal in size to one of the two posterior unicuspids ; 

 first uiiicuspid large, its tip reaching the same level as the first 

 incisor and the tip of the large premolar ; second and third 

 unicuspids about equal in size, the second slightly longer but 

 slendererthan the third ; fourth well developed, its tip just visible 

 externally, and about equal in height to the basal process of the 

 large premolar and about half the height of the third. Anterior 

 lower incisor long and slender, without denticulations ; second 

 lower unicuspid just exceeding in height the anterior cusp of 

 the large preniolar. 



Dimensions of the ty()e (an adult skin) : — 



Head and body (probably stretched) 59 millim. ; tail 20 ; 

 hind foot 8-6. 



Front of i^ to back of m- 3 6-4 ; breadth of palate outside 

 m. 1 4.- 1 J inside m- 1 i"6 ; distance from tip of i^ to tip of the 

 large premolar 3"i ; length of lower tooth-row 5"8. 



This species is larger than any of the Indian pigmy shrews, 

 while it is far smaller than any other Oriental Pachxara as yet 

 described. Its short tail seems also to distinguish it from all 

 its allies. 



I have only met with a single specimen of this tiny shrew. 



Hab. Bakong River (Type of species) (C. Hose). 



GENUS CII [MA \l\\ {)(; A LE. 

 CHIMARROGALE HIMALAICA. 



Chimarrogale hinialaica. Gray. 



This is a velvety looking water shrew, and has its feet 

 fringed with stiiT bristles like the English water shrew, but 

 it is about twice the size. 



Hab. Kina Balu (J. Whitehead). 



R J) E R D E R M P T E R A . 



F A M [ L Y G A L E P \ T II I^] C I I) .E 



G E X U S G A L E P I T H E C U S . 



GALEOPITHECUS VOLANS. 



Lemur volans^ L. Syst. Nat. i., p. 45 (1776). 



Fur short, very fine and soft. Canines and the outer 

 upper incisors and first lower premolar with low crowns. 

 Anterior upper incisor trilobate (sometimes with tour lobes). 



Colour above varying from dark greyish brown to pale 

 chestnut, alway overlaid, mottled, and blotched with silvery 

 white. I have met with some specimens almost adult which 

 were rufous all over except an occasional grey spot on the 

 back. 



