360 ME. STANLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [Apr. 3, 



Mr. Wray to belong to this species. Mr. A. L. Butler told me 

 he shot two specimens in June 1898 near Kuala Lurupor, a 

 female and a three-quarter-grown young one ; the young one has 

 dark rings on the tail, which are absent in the adult. 



Distribution. Malay Peninsula (Perak, Selangor, Pahang), Borneo. 



123. Funambulus insigxis (F. Cuvier). 

 Sciurus insignis F. Cuv. 



0. Thomas (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 78) records specimens from Klang 

 in Selangor, and from Jaffaria in Johore. W. L. Sclater (Cat. 

 Mamm. Ind. Mus. ii. 1891, p. 28) records a specimen from Malacca, 

 presented by E. R. Alston. Ridley (J. S. B. R. A. S. no. 25, 

 Jan. 1894, p. 59), in a " List of Mammals recorded from Pahang," 

 says : " Sciurus insignis, F. Cuv. This is a pretty squirrel with 

 three black stripes down the back. It appears to live almost 

 entirely on the ground. Tahan River."' Hanitsch (Rep. Raffles 

 Libr. & Mus. 1897, p. 10), under the name of Xerus insignis, 

 mentions this species from Ulu Pahang. 



Distribution. Malay Peninsula (Selangor, Malacca, Pahang, 

 Johore), Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 



124. Fl-nambilus locria (Hodgs.). The Orange-bellied Hima- 

 layan Squirrel. 



Sciurus svbflaviventris, Horsfield, Cat. Mamm. East India Co. 

 1851, p. 152. 



Sciurus locria, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 376. 



Horsfield (/. s. c.) mentions a specimen " from Gr. Finlayson's 

 Collection during Crawford's Embassy to Siam.'' 



Distribution. Nepal, Sikhini, Manipur, Arrakan, &c. and 

 probably Siam. 



Family MuridjE. 



1 25. Hapalomys loxgicaudatus Blyth. Berdmore's Rat. 

 Hapalomys longicaudatns, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 401. 

 Hanitsch (Rep. Raffles Libr. & Mus. 1897, p. 11) records a 



specimen from Patani. 



Distribution . Burma and Malay Peninsula (Patani). 



126. Vandeleuria oleracea (Beun.). The Long-tailed Tree- 

 Mouse. 



Vandeleuria oleracea, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 402. 

 One specimen, said to have been caught near Chantaboon, wax 

 given to me while in Siam ; its dimensions in spirit were : — 



Head and body 56 mm. or 2-2 inches. 



Tail 95 „ 3-68 „ 



Hind foot 16 „ -63 inch. 



Ear 11 „ -43 „ 



Distribution. India, Ceylon, Assam, Yunnan, Burma, Siam. 



