1900.] MAMMALS OF SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA. 335 



by W. L. Sclater (Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. ii. 1891, p. 296), from 

 the Tahan River in Pahang by Eidley (J. S. B. R. A. 8. 1894, no. 25, 

 p. 58), from Batu Pahat in Johore by Kelsall (J. S. B. R. A. S. 1894, 

 no. 26, p. 16), from Singapore by Ridley (Nat. Science, vol. vi. 

 1895, p. 94) and by Hanitscb (Rep. Raffles Libr. & Mus. 1898, 

 p. 9), and there is a specimen caught in Selangor in the Museum 

 at Kuala Lumpor. 



Distribution. South-eastern Asia. 



In the Museum at Taiping I saw five stuffed Otters from Perak, 

 but unfortunately bad not time to examine them. Otters were 

 not uncommon on the Bangpakong River in March 1897, but I do 

 not know of what species ; the only descriptive note in my 

 diary is " Pachim, 10.3.97. — Young otter ; well developed claws; 

 colour of back and sides rich brown, of cbin and throat lemon- 

 yellow." In Jan. 1898 I saw the skin of a large Otter in the 

 bazaar at Chantaboon. 



Family UrsiDjE. 



51. Ubsus malayanus Raffl. The Malay Sun- or Honey-Bear. 

 Helarctos malayanus, Cantor, p. 21. 



Ursus malayanus, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 199. 



" Bruang " of the Malays. 



" Mee " or " Mi " of the Siamese. 



Ridley (J. S. B. R. A. S. no. 25, 1S94, p. 58) records the Malayan 

 Honey-Bear from the neighbourhood of the Tahan River in 

 Pahang, and (Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, p. 93) says "it is 

 tolerably common in the Peninsula, but is absent from Singapore. 

 Formerly rewards were offered for its destruction, but it appears 

 to be quite harmless to man unless wounded, when it becomes 

 dangerous. It is, however, a troublesome enemy to fruit-growers 

 near the jungles in which it lives." In the Museum at Taiping 

 there are specimens from Larut, Perak. In the Museum at 

 Kuala Lutnpor there are specimens from Selangor, where it is said 

 to be not uncommon. In the Raffles Museum there is a specimen 

 from Malacca. In 1897 Mr. F. H. Malcolm Staples told me these 

 bears are sometimes seen near Batu Pahat, Johore. 



In the Museum at Bangkok there are two stuffed specimens, 

 said to be from Siam ; both were brought to the Museum in the 

 flesh, so they probably died in captivity in Baugkok. 



Distribution. Burma, Siam, Malay Peniusula (Perak, Selangor, 

 Malacca, Pahang, Johore), Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 



52. Melursus uesinus (Shaw). The Sloth-Bear. 



Melursus ursinm, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 201. 



If the Sloth-Bear be really found in Siam its range extends 

 much farther east than is generally imagined. Several men told 

 me there was a large black bear in the country, and the accounts 

 of its unprovoked attacks on natives walking on jungle-paths 

 accord with accounts of the habits of this species in Southern 



