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the trunks and branches with agility equal to that of our 
common Squirrels. When caught they are very fierce, and 
will fiv at one's hand with the ferocity of a bulldog. We 
have seen several lialf-tame individuals, and have been told 
that if taken young they become as tame as kittens. In 
felling a large old tree at Tanjong Knbong,* a whole family, 
male, female, and two young ones, was caught ■ being broad 
daylight the poor things seemed quite discomfited, and made 
no attempt to escape ; not having a cage ready they were put 
into a tub until the next day, and during the night the parents 
and one young one escaped; the next day the remaining 
young one was put into a cage, and at night the female came 
back to the tub, as it was supposed, to seek it ; she was 
caught and put into the cage with her young ; to our great 
regret, however, she killed it. She lived for several weeks, 
eating chiefly boiled rice and plantains, and drinking great 
quantities of water ; she remained very fierce to the last ; 
slie always slept huddled up in a corner with her flying mem- 
brane folded up quite out of sight and her tail round her 
neck, a sleeping posture we have noticed in every individual 
we have ever seen. The young ones were very thickly furred, 
and the hair on the tail much longer than in the adults ; 
their colour was a dull ashy gray, and they altogether looked 
so unlike their parents, that, but that they were caught with 
them, and had no teeth developed except the incisors, we 
should have fancied them another species. 
Gen, Sciurus. 
SciTirus ephippium (Gray), 
Sang karawak (Malay naiiio). 
Crown of the head, black, the hairs being generally tipped with 
rufous, the latter colour predominating towards the nose, which is 
itself, however, nearly black ; ears, sides of the head, neck, chin, 
upper throa t and front and hinder edge of the fore legs rufous ; 
hack black ; upper neck, shoulders, flanks and upper part of the 
thighs yeilowisii gray, the hairs being black and tipped with sandy 
Tanjong Ku'jong, whei e the residence of Mr. Motley is situated, is a point of 
land at the north-eastern part of the island, and its name indicates an abundance of 
the Taguans, Kuhong being the name for these animals in the Malay language, and 
Tanjong for a point of land. 
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