FEOM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 381 



" There are, however, four genera of Mammalia which are dispersed throughout the 

 entire Philippine Archipelago, viz. Macacus, Paradoxurus, Viverra, and Sus, all of 

 which are found in Borneo and Palawan, and all of which are carried about by man ; 

 for to me it seems impossible to account in any other way for such a general distribution 

 of these four genera, while so many other genera are so strangely and strictly 

 distributed. Cervus is also found in many of the Philippines, but its exact distribution 

 is probably unknown, neither have 1 heard of Palawan as a locality ; it is also an 

 animal much carried about by man. Cervus and Stis are also able, and doubtless do 

 increase their distribution by swimming from island to island ; nearly every small island 

 off the coast of the large islands being inhabited by Sus. On the top of Monte Data 

 there were small herds of semi-wild pigs belonging to the Igorrotes, and doubtless 

 many must revert to their wild state. Therefore I am much inclined to look upon 

 man as the chief agent in the distribution of the Pig. Deer, of course, are conveyed 

 everywhere and put down with the idea of affording future sport." 



Macacus cyitomolgus (Linn.). 



a, J\ Barit, Abra Dist., N. Luzon, Nov. 11, 1894. 



"The Long-tailed Green Monkey is common throughout the Philippine group. 

 It, as is usual with the various members of this great family, does much harm among 

 the crops planted by man. In North Luzon monkeys infest the forests in the neigh- 

 bourhood of native plantations, especially those of maize and sweet potatoes ; in Samar 

 the rice-fields had to be carefully guarded from their attacks. From the sea-coast to 

 the tops of the mountains the Chongo is ubiquitous. In North Luzon small bands 

 frequented the flat summit of Monte Data, where during the winter months the tem- 

 perature is as low as 28° Fahr. In Mindoro and Negros we also noticed it at 6000 feet. 



"Distribution. Found commonly throughout the Philippine Islands, including 

 Palawan. 



" Native Tagalo name, ' Chongo.' "— J. W. 



Tarsius PiiiLipPEiSiSis Mey. 

 Tarsius pkilippensis Meyer, Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1894-95, no. 1, p. 1 (1894), 



a, b. Yg. S, adult 2 . Samar, June 16, 1896. 



Dr. Meyer makes a primary character of the asserted nakedness of the tarsi in the 

 Philippine Tarsius, but both these specimens, which may be looked upon as topotypes, 

 instead of having " tarsi denudati " (" vollkommen nackt "), should rather be described, 

 like Dr. Meyer's T. sangirensis \ as " tarsis fere nudis/' The exact differences between 

 the last-named and the Philippine Tarsius are not stated by Dr. Meyer when carefully 

 explaining why it is distinct from T. fuscus. 



1 Abh, jIus. Dresd. 1896-97, no. 1, p. 9 (1S96). 



