PREFACE. 
The only guide hitherto published for the Raffles Museum is 
a “Guide to the Zoologies! Collections,'* brought out by Dr. 
Hanitech, tlie late Director, in 1908. As pointed out in his 
preface, tlie collections of the Ruffles Museum being practically 
restricted to the " Malay region/* his Guide might more correctly 
be entitled w An Introduction to the study of the Fauna of the 
Malay region, as illustrated bv the specimens in the 1 tallies 
Museum/* As such this Guide admirably fulfilled its purpose, but 
it is now unfortunately out of print and the stock sold out In- 
stead of bringing out a second edition it has lieen considered ad- 
visable to plan a series of small guides which wilt each deal iu a 
more comprehensive manner with the numerous branches of the 
Natural History collections than was possible in tlie general Guide 
published by Dr. Hamitscb. 
The first Guide of this series now issued deals with the Order 
Uxor lata or Hoofed Mammals. As this Order comprises all the 
Big-game animals of Malaysia except the Tiger, it was thought 
that a separate Guide would be useful. The remaining Mammals 
if Malaysia are grouped in the following Orders: — 
PfimATHfe — Apes, Monkeys and Lemurs. 
Cm no pt era — Bats, 
Ik sectivoba — Shrews. 
Uodextia — Porcupines. Rats and Squirrels. 
Carnivora — (‘ate. Dogs, Civets, Martens, Otters and Bears. 
Cetacea— Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. 
S IREN i a — *J 1 a n at i s and Duyongs. 
Edentata — An t-ea ters. 
These will Ik* described in a separate Guide, 
The Ungulates described in this Guide include such well- 
known types as the Elephant, Rhinoceros, Tapir, Pig, Mouse-Deer, 
Deer, Oxen {Seladang and Banting), Buffalo and Goat- Antelope. 
The geographical limits of tlie Malaysian Sub-region (which 
forms only a small part of the Oriental Region) are shewn in the 
accompanying map. For convenience this Sub-region may lie de- 
fined on the north and south by Lat. H>° N. and 10° *S. respectively 
and on the cast and west by Long. and E., the latter hound- 
