510 



Sus bahifruuia, Lin. The Wild lio^; The name 

 of this species is derived jtom two Malay words, 

 viz. baht, hog, and rusa.^i!^, h is* very abim- 

 dant throughout the Peninsula, but its tusks are 

 smaller, and its disposition less ferocious, than 

 those of the wild bog of Continental India. It 

 can be shot on foot with little or no danger, hunt- 

 ing being totally impracticable from the nature of 

 the country, and its flesh is remarkably tender 

 and delicious. 



The Rhinoceros Sunmirais'fH, or Sumalran rhi- 

 noceros, is also an inhabitant of the Peoinsnla. 



Taftrus Maimjmtts, Raffles. The Malayan ta- 

 pir is to be found in the interior, but it is a very 

 scarce animal. The nose of this singular quadru- 

 ped is elongated into a moveable proboscis which, 

 unlike that of the elephant, is unfurnished with a 

 digital process. The fur is black, with a broad 

 white patch on the posterior part. The Tapir is 

 gentle and easily tamed. Sleeps during the day, 

 and feeds at night on water melons, gourds, pas- 

 ture^ &c. 



Neither the horse nor the ass are indigenious 

 to the Peninsula, and those of the former to be 

 met with are either Java or Achin ponies im- 

 ported annually tor the use of the wealthier class 

 of inhabitants. 



Of the deer species there is the AfoscJtus Ja- 

 mnictis o( M. BesmtLvesU or the Atf/j/c/ri/, which 

 is a beautiful little animal, not larger than a rab- 

 bit, and having legs about the thickness of a to- 

 bacco pipe. The fur is a deep red brown on the 

 back, and white on the belly. Three white streaks 

 under the throat— It is very abundant, and the 

 flesh strongly resembles that of a rabbit- 



