20 
FASCICULI MALATENSES 
1 From the fact that the only two specimens known from the Malay 
Peninsula have both been procured at altitudes exceeding 4000', it is, I should 
say, almost certain that the species in this region is a purely mountain form. 
Parallel instances occur among the birds, for such species as Mesia argent a uris, 
Siva sordidior y and Brhinga remtfer y ail forms of an Himalayan facies, are rarely, 
if ever, seen below an altitude of 3000'.’ 
Sciurus fin lay son!, Horsf. 
( On Bukit Besar Mr. Annandale saw a party of four individuals of a 
species about the size of S. concolor t one of which was pure white, while the 
others were bright foxy-red. Afterwards, at the base of the hill, we examined 
two specimens tn the possession of the Siamese magistrate of the district. 
One of these was bright red, but the other was pure white, with the iris pink, 
and the nails and skin devoid of pigment—in fact, the specimen was 
undoubtedly an albino.* 
As a rule, white specimens of this species are not albinos, having black 
eyes and very dark nails. 
37. Sciurus concolor, Birth 
Sciurus concolor, Blytb , J. A . S . B. xxiv, p. 274 (1855) ; Bonhote y Ann. Mag. 
Nat. Hist. (7) vii, p. 272 (1901). 
Sciurus caniceps, Gray, Flower , P.Z.S. 1900, p. 356 ; Bonbote y lot. cit. y p. 877. 
a. 
9 . 
Patani, 
16th June, 1901. 
b , c. 
Patau i. 
16th and 19th June, 1901. 
d-h. 
Biserat, Jalor. 
July, 1901. 
i-m . 
$ , $ imm. 
Biserat, Jalor. 
July, 1901 
n. 
Biserat, Jalor. 
10th August, 1901. 
S imm. 
Biserat, Jalor. 
October, 1901. 
f* 
<?. 
Anak Bukit, Nasvngchik. 
25 th April, 1901, 
r. 
9. 
Bukit Besar, do, 2500'. 
and September, 1901. 
s-v. 
$ imm. 
Ban Sai Kau, Nawngchik. 
September, 1901. 
w. 
Ban Sai Kau, Nawngchik. 
19 th May, 1901. 
X. 
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor. 
October, 1900, 
This series shows very little variation ; most of the specimens are in their 
dullest pelage, but in a few the brown colour of the back is much more intense, 
though the annulations on the hairs are always plainly visible. The brightest 
specimens are all females, which would, therefore, appear to keep in their 
bright dress later than the males. The young are dull in colour, resembling 
their parents in their duller pelage. 
