74 DR. A. G^NTHER ON MAMMALS, REPTILES, AND [Jail. ]4, 



6. List of tlie Mammals, Reptiles, and Batracliians sent by 

 Mr. Everett from the Philippine Islands. By Dr. A. 

 GiJNTHER, F.R.S., F.Z.S., Keeper of the Zoological 

 Department, British Musemn. 



[Eeceived December 9, 1878.] 

 (Plate IV.) 



Mr. A. Everett has kindly supplied me with the following notes 

 as regards the localities at wbich the specimens were collected : — 



" ' Butuan ' refers to the immediate vicinity of the mouth of the 

 Butuan river; 'Surigao' to the immediate vicinity of the town of 

 Surigao ; 'N. Mindanao' to specimens obtained at one or the 

 other of the two preceding localities, and ' Diuagat ' to the long 

 mountainous island of this name situated to the north of Surigao 

 and to the eastward of the island of Panaon. It is a curious fact in 

 regard to Dinagat that, whilst it is inhabited by Deer, Wild Pigs, 

 Viverridse, Galeopithecus, Sciuriis, and Tarsius, it possesses no Mon- 

 keys, though these abound in the Surigao peninsula. I am informed 

 that the same circumstance holds good for the island of Siargao 

 somewhat to the eastward of Dinagat. Placer is in N.E. Mindanao." 



I have considered it useful to add within brackets ( [ ] ) other 

 localities within the Philippine archipelago, from which specimens 

 in the British Museum have been previously obtained. 



Mammals. 

 Macactjs PHiLiPPiNENSis, Geoflfr. 

 Surigao and Butuan river. [Negros, Luzon.] 



Galeopithecus philippinensis, Waterh. 



Surigao and Dinagat Island. 



Out of thirteen specimens from the latter locality, two only are of 

 a bright rufous colour, the majority being of a brownish slate-colour, 

 varying into grey or brown, with or without small lighter spots. 

 The majority have a white occipital spot more or less distinct, and a 

 few, in addition, a white streak along the forehead. 



The specimen from Surigao has a much denser fur than those 

 from Dinagat Island ; its colour is a dark brown, and very glossy. 



Pteroptjs edulis, Geoffr. 



Dinagat Island and island of Rasol near Surigao. 



Pteropus hypomelanus, Temm. 

 Surigao and Dinagat Island. 



Pteropus jubatus, Eschsch. 



Dinagat Island, S. Le^te, S. Negros. [Luzon.] 



