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Blanford gives Karennee and Tenasserim in the distribution area of 

 bowersi, but so far we have no evidence of its having been taken so far 

 south. It is possible the M. boioer&i taken by Fea were the present animal. 



'' Occurring in bamboo jungle around Thaget, but apparently not at all 

 plentiful."— G. C. S. 



(55) GuNOMYS vAuius, Thos. 



The Malay Mole Rat. 



1908. Gunomys varius, Thomas, A. M. N. H., XX., p. 204. 



1891. Nesocia bengalensis, Blanford, Mammalia No. 295 (partim). 



SI, $1, Mergui. 

 The type locality is Penang. 



"Very plentiful on Mergui Island, especially in native bazaars and 

 around stoves." — G. 0. S. 



(56) Ehizomys cinebetjs, Maccl. 



The Large Bamboo Rat. 



(Synonymy in No. 14.) 



J 5, $ 12, Tenasserim ; c?3, $1, Thaget; d"2, $2, Banlaw. 

 " Very plentiful on the Tenasserim River. Always found in bamboo 

 jungle, the roots of which plant they seem to feed on exclusively, and 

 around which they make their burrows. Although frequently burrowing 

 from one chimp of bamboo to another, they do not travel to the same 

 extent underground, nor make the same long, mole like, tunnels with 

 frequent mounds of earth, as the smaller species of Rhizo7nys. 

 Weight.— 6-8 lbs. 



Vernacular name. — Dekkaist (Malay, Bankachon). " — G. C. S. 



(57) ACANTHION BRACHYDKUS, L. 



The Malay Porcupine. 



(Synonymy in No. 16.) 



c? 1, $ 1, skull only 1, Bankachon ; S 2, Tenasserim. 



It seems to me possible, and even probable, that when we obtain 

 authentic specimens of Hy stria: benyalensis, (there is no specimen in the 

 National Collection) we shall find it is identical with or closely related to 

 the present animal. ' Acanthion' has been generally treated as neuter but 

 this is wrong, the Greek word is masculine. 



" Quite plentiful, destructive when they get amongst rubber planta- 

 tions. The few porcupine earths observed were single burrows, no coloniea 

 were found. 



Weight.— S 32 lbs. ; $ 27^ lbs. 



Vernacular name — Landak (Malay, Bankachon)." — G. C. S. 



(58) Atherxjkus macroukus, L. 



The Malay Brush-tailed Porcupine. 



1765. Hystrix macroura, Linnseus, Syst. Nat., p. 77. 

 1801. Hystrix fasciculata, Shaw, Gen. Zool., II., p. 11. 

 1891. Atherura macrura, Blanford, Mammalia No. 318 

 S 1, Bankachon. 



