330 Mil. STANLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [Apr. 3, 



34. AiiCTOGALE LEUCOTis (Blyth). The Small-toothed Palm- 



Civet. 



Payvma trivirgata, Cantor, p. 31. 



Arctogale leucotis, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Maunn. p. 115. 



" Musang akar *' of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to 

 Cantor). 



" Hen-mi " of the Siamese. 



in the Siamese Museum there is a male stuffed, obtained in the 

 Dong Phya Fai by the late Dr. E. Haase. 



W. L. Sclater (Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. ii. p. 242) records 

 two specimens from Malacca. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 73) mentions a specimen 

 from Selangor, collected by Mr. Syers. 



Distribution. Assam, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, 

 Java, Borneo. 



35. Hemigalea hardwickii (Gray). The Zebra Civet-Cat. 



Paradoxurus derbyanus, Cantor, p. 32. 



Hemigalc hanhvickei, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 117. 



" Musang batu *' and " Sangah Prao " of the Malays of the 

 Peninsula (according to Cantor). 



Cantor gives this species from the Malay Peninsula, and says 

 it ' ; is apparently not numerous, and is celebrated among the 

 Malays for its great agility." Ridley (Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, 

 p. 166) says : " The only person whom I have met with who has 

 seen one wild is Mr. H. L. Kelsall, who found one under a log 

 in thick jungle by the Tahan River in Pahang.'' 



Tn the Museum at Taiping there are three stuffed specimens 

 from Larut, Perak. In the Museum at Kuala Lumpor there 

 is an example caught about 4 miles from that place. In the 

 Raffles Museum is a specimen labelled " Malacca : 1892." 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 73) records a specimen 

 from Jaffaria, Johore, collected by Mr. Davison. 



AY. L. Sclater (Cat. Mamm." Indian Mus. ii. 1891, p. 241) 

 records a specimen from Malacca obtained in 1843. 



Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Borneo. 



36. Aectictis binturong (RaffL). The Bear-Cat or Binturong. 



Arctictis binturong, Cantor, p. 22; Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. 

 p. 118 ; Ridley, Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, p. 93. 



" Unturong " of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to 

 Cantor) . 



" Binturong " or " Menurong " of the Malays (according to 

 Ridley). 



This delightful animal is apparently not uncommon on the 

 mainland, but 1 have not heard of it occurring wild in Penang or 

 Singapore. In the Museum at Taiping are specimens from Larut 

 and Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It is represented in tlie Museum at 



