38S MR, OLDPIELD THOMAS ON MAMMALS 



" In North Luzon we obtained a very large specimen of a Wild Cat, on the mountains 

 at an altitude of 7.000 feet. This animal, I am told, is a feral race of the Domestic Cat, 

 Felis domestica, but it is unlike any Cat that exists in the native villages of to-day, being 

 nearly double the size of any Igorrote Cat, and tabby marked, on a rather sandy 

 ground. My friend Mr. A. H. Everett, however, informs me that he obtained a Wild 

 Cat very like it in Celebes, which turned out to be an offspring of some escaped Domestic 

 Cat."— J. W. 



VlVERRA TANGALUNGA Gray. 



a. Cape Engaiio, N. Luzon, May 17, 1895. 



" We met with this beautifully marked Musang at Cape Engano, the most northern 

 point of East Luzon. One of the specimens obtained is much more clearly marked 

 than the other, and also slightly larger. This Musang was also snared by the natives. 

 In habits it resembles Paradoxurus, both being decidedly nocturnal and expert tree- 

 climbers. 



" Distribution. Found in all the larger islands of the Philippines, including Palawan 

 (Bourns and Worcester)." — J. W. 



Paradoxurus philippinensis Jourd. 



a. J . La Trinidad, Benguet Dist., N. Luzon, Feb. 8, 1894. 



b. 2 ■ Monte Data, Lepanto, N. Luzon, Feb. 1895. 



" Common throughout North Luzon, especially in the high mountains, where mela- 

 nistic forms seem to occur on an average of one to two with brown ones. The 

 Musang is easily secured by the Igorrote hunter, by setting springes in the narrow 

 mountain pathways, the space on each side of the snare being carefully stopped, 

 forcing a passing animal to walk over the trap, which generally nooses it by one of the 

 fore-paws. In these mountain-paths will be noticed the numerous excreta of this 

 animal, which are often composed of the seeds of small forest fruits ; but if a coffee- 

 plantation be in the vicinity the excreta are made up of coffee-stones, the pulpy- 

 encasement of the coffee-pip being very sweet. The Musang is, as might be expected, 

 a great enemy to all sorts of poultry, killing simply for amusement after hunger has 

 been satisfied. Met with in North Luzon from the coast up to 8000 feet. 



" Distribution. Found in all the larger islands of the Philippines, including Palawan." 

 —J. W. 



Sciurus samarensis Steere. 



a. Samar, June 6, 1896. 



The figure given by Dr. Meyer ' of this species is evidently very much over-coloured, 



1 Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1896-97, uo. 6. p. 29, pi. xi. fig. 2 (1896), 



