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Show 303 MR. STANLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [Apr. 3, who go out for this purpose take two bamboo sticks, of about arm's length, which they hold close to their arms. As soon as the animal sees the man it comes up to him and seizes one of his arms with signs of joy and as if it wanted to caress him. The man drops one of the bamboo sticks, which the animal keeps in his paws, and which it contemplates with joy and admiration ; meanwhile the man seizes tbe other bamboo, and hits the auimal over the head, until it is dead. The animal is said to be good-natured, but it only lives in the densest forests." H.B.M. Vice-Consul, Mr. T. H. Lyle, has lately made an interesting collection of Siamese mammals : unfortunately I have had no chance of seeing these. I nave to acknowledge my sense of obligation to Mr. Oldfield Thomas, for his kindness in identifying specimeus which I have sent home from time to time; also to the Curators of the local Museums, Dr. E. Hanitsch of Singapore, Mr. A. L. Butler of Kuala Lumpor, and Mr. L. Wray, junior, of Taiping: and also to Mr. H. N. Bidley, Director of the Singapore Gardens. The classification and nomenclature in this paper are according to Mr. Blanford's volume on Mammals in the ' Fauna of British India'-an invaluable work which I carried everywhere with me and found a most interesting and charming companion. But in the division of Sciurus into several genera I have followed Mr. O. Thomas (A. M. N. H. ser. 7, vol. ii. no. 9, Sept. 1898, p. 249). The following table shows the numberof species of the ten Orders of Mammals represented in the Siamese and Malayan Fauna:- Order. No. of Species. Primates 15 (p. 312.) Carnivora 37 (p. 322.) Insectivora 7 (p. 336.) Chiroptera 42 (p. 338.) Eodentia 36 (p. 351.) Proboscidea 1 (p. 365.) Ungulata 15 (p. 366.) Cetacea 5 (p. 376.) Sirenia 1 (p. 377^ Edentata V. 1 (p. 378.) 160 Alphabetical List of Localities in the 3Ialay Peninsula and mentioned in this Paper. Alma, a planter's estate in Province Welleslev. Alor Star, the capital of Kedah, about 6° 8' N., called " Muang Seiburee " by the Siamese. Anghin, a village near the head of the Gulf of Siam, anchorage for ships during N.W. monsoon. Ayuthia, the former capital of Siam, about 60 miles (in a straight line) from the mouth of the Menam. |
