192 MR. J. lewis bonuote on [Mar. 6, 



4. ScOTOPHITiUS CASTANEUS Horsf. 



Lakon, Chingmai. 



a. J ad. sk. 25th April, 189S. 



b. 2 ad. sk. 10th March, 1898. 



This species is smaller thau the true S. kuhli, and is of a 

 uniform chestuut all over, showing no tendency to beuome lighter 

 below. The Museum also possesses three specimens of it collected 

 by Mr. Stanley Flower in the Malay Peninsula. 



Dimensions : — 



<3 . Head and body 68 mm. ; tail 41 ; hind foot 8 ; ear 12. 

 ¥ . Head and body 70 mm. ; tail 43 ; hind foot 9 ; ear 13. 



The average length of the forearm of the 5 specimens in the 

 Museum is 50-7 mm., the lengths ranging from 49-52 ; the average 

 length of S. kuJilii is 60-5, showing a variation from 58-63. 



5. Tupaia belangebi (Wagner). 



Nan. 



a. c? ad. sk. 10th April, 1897. 



b. d ad sk. 5th July, 1897. 



c. d. J ad. sk. 3rd & 4th Aug., 1897. 



e-h. 2 ad. sk. 4th, 8th, & 19th Aug., 1897. 



Chingmai. 



i. o* ad. sk. 24th Feb., 1898. 



h, I. 6 ad. sk. 22nd March, 1898. 



m. $ ad. sk. 25th Feb., 1898. 



These are true T. belangeri and not T. ferruginea. 



6. Helictis personata (Greoffr.). 

 Nan. a-c. ? ad. sk. Nov. 1897. 



These specimens form a valuable and much needed addition to 

 the series of skins of this genus already in the Museum. 



7. Petaubjsta eylei, sp. n. (Plate XVIII.) 



General colour above hoary, each hair varying from dark brown 

 to rufous at its base, succeeded by a band of white and a black tip. 

 Colour of the hair rather more rufous on the head. Tail slightly 

 longer than head and body, and black throughout its length but 

 lighter at its base. Ears covered with bright red short hairs over 

 their anterior half and long black hairs on the remainder ; these 

 latter hairs spreading on the sides of the neck to form a dark patch 

 behind the ear. Feet and edge of the parachute deep black : 

 shoulders, thighs, and upper portion of membrane strongly grizzled 

 with rufous. Onderparts rich chestnut, brighter on the membrane. 

 Hairs with a tendency to a white tip, especially towards the median 

 line ; underpart of chin, whiskers, and tip of nose dark brown. 



The skull shows no marked differences from that of the other 

 allied species except in its larger size. It is rather rounder and 

 deeper : the nasal bones, which are widened anteriorly, extend 



