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dirty yellowish white colour, almost tawny on the 

 back. Seen far up the Tahan River, and the 

 Palau Tawar. 



ti9. Sciurus Rafflesii, Vig. and Horsf. 



The Coco-nut Squirrel, '' Tupai B'lang " of the 

 Malays. This squirrel is most destructive amongst 

 coco-nuts. It gnaws a round hole in the nuts to 

 get at the inside. Common at Kuala Semantan. 



|20. Sciiiriis laticaiidahis , Diard. 



This appears to be a rare species. Kota Glanggi. 



t2i. Scitirus griseiinatius, A. M. Edwards. 



122. Scmrus msignis, F. Cerv. This is a pretty squirrel 



with three black stripes down the back. It appears 

 to live almost entirely on the ground. Tahan River. 



123. Sciurus notatus, Bodd. This is perhaps the com- 



monest of all the Malayan squirrels. Common 

 everywhere. 

 t24. Hystrix longicaiida, Marsden. 



The long-tailed porcupine. Two caught in the 

 Kota Glanggi caves. 

 2 5 . Elephas maxinms, L . 



The elephant, though common all through Pahang, is 

 never caught and tamed. Abundant in the Tahan 

 woods. 



26. Rhinoceros sp. Tahan River woods. Tracks seen and 



animal heard at night. 



27. Tapifiis uialayamis. Tracks have been seen of this 



animal at near Temerloh. 

 Bos gaums. Ham. Smith. 



The S'ladang is to be met with all through the 

 Pahang jungles, but, owing to its shy and retiring 

 habits, is difficult of approach. Tahan woods and 

 all down Pahang River. 



28. Bos bubaliis, Ham. Smith. 



The water buffalo is common in a semi-domesticated 

 state along the rivers. It is very doubtful if it 

 occurs in a wild state. 

 9. Menorrkaedus stmtatreiisis, Shaw. 



