66 
(Chalcurus inopinatus, Rothsch.) ec described a month or two 
previously in England from specimens obtained in Pahang by Mr. 
Rothschild’s collector; a Bamboo Partridge, also new, but which was 
obtained last Т in the Telóm valley ; a Whistling Thrush, previously 
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Pigeon SE AR ecus korthalsi, antea p. 51) which has been doubt- 
fully included in the list of Peninsula species but of which no specimen 
has hitherto been obtained, 
species of mammals were obtained: Tupaia ferruginea, 
Sciurus erythraeus, and the individual under discussion, which L have 
when la es are available for comparison it may prove to be sub- 
sanie — from the typical form, The following is à general 
description 
Pelage soft, with a thick greyish wooly under fur on the back. 
lo 
tinged with "s remainder of under surface greyish white. Ventral 
ect of the: tail and anal n, also inner aspect of thighs, rich 
aspec region 
chestnut. A Ae white spot behind the ea 
тени and body, 214; bit 144; hind foot, 39 ; 
ear, 21 m 
LocarrrY. diig Mengkuang Lebir, Selangor, 5,000 feet. 
April 2nd, 1905. 
ere Disrrisution.—Mooleyit диа in Tenasserim ase 
Karenee in Burma, apparently confined to high elevations. Also 
— Northern Siam, An allied form (S. pernyi) occurs in 
gireg s.—This squirrel can be readily separated from all others 
t present known to inhabit the Malay Peninsula by the patch o 
silly whits fur behind the ears, which are somewhat large for the size 
of the animal. 
SELANGOR STATE Museum, HERBERT C. ROBINSON. 
Kvara LuwPum, 25th April, 1905. 
NOTES ON PARA RUBBER SEED OIL. 
AST season some observations and experiments were made on 
these seeds, ve it was ton that, on an average, 1,000 husked 
and sun-dried weigh I ozs Profesor W) As the 
е = " m same "un Жер dried kernels would weigh one ton 
yie ewt. of oil or taking the specific gravity of the oil at 
0.9302, 963 gallon 
