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RODENTIA, INSECTIVORA, CHIROPTERA. 



BY 



F A. JENTINK. 



Witli plates VIII, IX, X and XI. 



RODENTIA. 



Pteromys. 



Pteromys nitidus Desmarest. 



Sumatra: Kotta Sani near Solok ; skins: d 1 ad. (114) and 9 ad. (115). 

 „ Manindjau; skin: 9 ad. (183). 



Sciurus. 

 Sciurus bicolor Sparrmann. 



Sumatra: Singkarah; skins: cfcf ad. (112, 116), skeleton: ad. (120). 

 „ Manindjau; skins: cfcf ad. (169, 198), skeleton: ad. 



(190), skull: 9 ad. (13). 

 „ Ajer mantjur near Kaju tanam; skeleton: ad. (215). 

 „ Solok; skull: ad. (1). 

 Java: Tjibodas; skull: ad. (14). 



Sciurus tenuis Horsfield. 



Sumatra: Singkarah; skins: cf ad. (153), 9 ad - (155), cf nearly 

 ad. (159). 



Sciurus iceberi n. sp. (Plates VIII and X, fig s . 1 , 2 and 3). 



Celebes: Luwu near Palopo, central Celebes; three adult skins, two 

 skeletons and one skull (586). 



This beautiful Squirrel belongs to a group of middle sized species, 

 consisting of Sciurus leucomus, rosenbergii and others having no stri- 

 pes or bands on the sides of the body and more or less prominently 

 pencilled ears. It is distinguished from aU the hitherto known East- 



