SUMATRA. 
Animals — Beafis — Birds — Reptiks—InfcHs^ 
animal kingdom Ihould claim attention, but the quadrupeds Animaii, 
of the tfland being the fame as are found elfewhere throughout the eafl, 
already well defcribed, and not prefenting any new fpecies that 1 am 
acquainted with^ I fliall do little more than fimply furnifh a lift of thofe 
which have occurred to my notice ; adding a few obfervations, either 
here, or in the future courfc of the work, on fuch as may appear to re- 
quire it. The carhow^ or Malay buffaloe, being an animal particularly 
belonging to thefe parts, and more ferviceable to the country people 
than any other, I fliall enter into fome detail of its qualities and ufes. 
Horfe : canh. The breed is fmall ; well made, and hardy. Cow ; Beafts. 
fappee. Small breed. Buffaloe : carhow. A particular defer Iption will 
follow. Sheep : beeree^beme. Small breed, introduced probably from 
Bengal. Goat : cambing* Befide the domcilic fpecies, which Isingenerar 
fmall, and of a light brown color, there is the cmnhtng cctan, or goat of 
the woods* One which 1 faw was three feet m height, and four feet in 
the length of the body. It had fomething of the gazelle in its appear- 
ance, and, excepting the horns, which were about fix inches long, and 
turned back with an arch, It did not much refemble the common goat, 
I'he hinder parts were lhaped like thofe of a bear, the rump floping round 
off from the back. The tail was very fmall, and ended in a point. The 
legs clum fy. The hair, along the ridge of the back, rifing coarfe and 
ftrong^ almoll like briftles. No beard. Over the ilioulder was a large 
fpreading tuft of greyi{h hair : The reft of the hair black throughour. 
The fcrotum globular. Its difpoiition feemed wild and fierce, and it is 
faid by the natives to be remarkably fwift. Hog ; l^abee^ That breed 
which we call Chinefe. Dog : angin : cocjco. Curs with erc6t ears. 
Cat : £(fcbm All their tails imperfcd: and nobbed at the end, as if cut» 
or broken off. Rat : ieemfe* Elephant ; gaja. Spoken of in ano* 
ther part. Rhinoceros : hiddah. Hippopotamus : coodc-ayer. Tiger : 
mmow : mac hang* Spoken of in another part. Bear; hiQor&ng. Small 
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