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scarcer brown form B. affinis was obtained for the price of a 

 dollar from a Malay at Jurong. It was in very poor condition 

 and died soon after. 



Sciurus Finlaysoni Horsf . 



A very small creamy white squirrel shaded with grey on 

 the back was purchased many years ago from Siam, and lived 

 here till 1905 when it was sold. It probably belonged to this 

 species, but several naturalists "who have seen it are doubtful 

 as to what species it belonged to. 



Sc. tenuis. 



The little Malay squirrel, very common in a wild state in 

 the gardens, does not bear captivity well and soon dies. 



Sc. Prevosti. 



Baffles squirrel ; makes a very nice pet, becoming quite 

 tame and living long and happily in confinement. Many of 

 these beautiful animals are brought to Singapore where they 

 are sold at from a dollar or a dollar and a half upwards. 



Sc. notatus. 



The brown Malay squirrel with a red belly is very com- 

 mon in the gardens. It bears captivity very well and soon 

 becomes very tame. Specimens caught in the gardens were 

 kept for many years. 



Sc. sp. 



A little grey three-striped squirrel said to have been 

 brought from India, of which four or five were purchased, but 

 not very long after all managed to escape through a hole. Some 

 of them were seen some years afterwards roaming about the 

 gardens, but seem now to have disappeared. 



Squirrels can be fed on ground nuts, Indian corn, etc. The 

 chief danger to their life is due to intestinal worms, which often 

 kills them. A betelnut put into the cage now and then prevents 

 this as the squirrels will nibble it themselves and so get rid of the 

 parasites. None have bred in confinement. Most of the kinds 



B. A. Soc, No. 46, 1908. 



