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‘ This specimen was found by our Malays in a nest in a hollow tree, and 
was said to be the young of a species of which the vernacular name is Musang 
tagalungy and which lives largely on fish. In appearance it closely resembles a 
specimen associated with an adult Paradoxurus leucomystax in the Selangor 
State Museum, Kuala Lumpur.’ 
12. Putorius nudipes, F. Cuv. 
Putorius nudipes, F. Cuv, Mamm. iii, p. 149 (1823) ; Flower^ P,Z,S. 1900, 
P* 334. 
a. S • Kuala Lumpur, Selangor. April, 1902. 
13. Lutra cinerea, Illiger 
Lutra cinerea, Illiger^ Ahh, Akad. Perl. 1811, p. 99; Flower^ P,Z.S. 1900, 
P* 334 ) Bonhote^ op, cit. p. 874. 
a. ^. ad. Ban Sai Kau, Nawngchik. 25th May, 1901. 
b. ^. imm. Biserat, Jalor. 1 3th July, 1901. 
Measurements in flesh of the adult : — Head and body, 445 mm. ; Tail, 
273 mm. ; Hind foot, 85 mm. ; Ear, 10 mm. 
‘ Otters, probably of more than one species, are common in the Patani 
States, both high up the rivers, in estuarine waters, and even in Patani Bay, 
the coast form attaining a very large size. The people of the fishing village 
of Tanjong Budi, on Patani Bay, told us that the species was polygamous, and 
that the old dog otter always endeavoured to destroy the male pups, the usual 
number of a litter being four. It was very abundant in this locality, and was 
often to be seen along the edge of the mangroves at low tide, or swimming in 
the waters of the bay. Travelling down the Patani River, above Biserat, in 
very rainy weather, we surprised a party of four on a shingle bank, who sat up 
on their hind legs and watched us, rubbing their faces with their paws. 
Native name, Brang hrang^ or Anjing ayer (water dog).’ 
14. Ursus malayanus, Raffles 
Ursus malayanus. Raffles^ Trans, Linn. Soc. xiii, p. 254 (1822) ; Flower^ 
P.Z.S. 1900, p. 335. 
One skin (purchased from natives). Ban Sai Kau, Nawngchik. 
‘ From what we heard the sun-bear was by no means uncommon on the 
slopes of Bukit Besar, and, on one or two occasions, we came upon fallen tree 
trunks which had been pulled to pieces in the search for honey and grubs. 
The species has usually the reputation of being harmless and inoffensive, but 
in the Patani States, at any rate, it is considered ‘‘more wicked than the tiger.” ’ 
