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Show 330 MR. STANLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [APr- ^> 34. ARCTOGALE LEUCOTIS (Blyth). The Small-toothed Palm- Civet. Paguma trivirgata, Cantor, p. 31. Arctogale leucotis, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 115. " Musang akar " of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to Cantor). " Hen-mi" of the Siamese. In the Siamese Museum there is a male stuffed, obtained in the Dong Phya Fai by the late Dr. E. Haase. W . L. Sclater (Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. ii. p. 242) records two specimens from Malacca. Mr. Oldfield Thomas (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 73) mentions a specimen from Selangor, collected by Mr. Syers. Distribution. Assam, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 35. HEMIGALEA HARDWICKII (Gray). The Zebra Civet-Cat. Paradoxurus derbyanus, Cantor, p. 32. Hemigale hardwickei, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 117. " Musang batu " and " Sangah Prao " of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to Cantor). Cantor gives this species from the Malay Peninsula, and says it " is apparently not numerous, and is celebrated among the Malays for its great agility." Ridley (Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, p. 166) says: " The only person whom I have met with who has seen one wild is Mr. H. L. Kelsall, who found one under a log in thick jungle by tbe Tahan River in Pahang." In the Museum at Taiping there are three stuffed specimens from Larut, Perak. In the Museum at Kuala Lumpor there is an example caught about 4 miles from that place. In the Raffles Museum is a specimen labelled " Malacca: 1892." Mr. Oldfield Thomas (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 73) records a specimen from Jaffaria, Johore, collected by Mr. Davison. W. L. Sclater (Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. ii. 1891, p. 241) records a specimen from Malacca obtained in 1843. Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Borneo. 36. ARCTICTIS BINTURONG (Eaffl.). The Bear-Cat or Binturong. Arctictis binturong, Cantor, p. 22; Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 118; Ridley, Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, p. 93. "Unturong" of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to Cantor). "Binturong" or " Menurong" of the Malays (according to Ridley). • This delightful animal is apparently not uncommon on the mainland, but 1 have not heard of it occurring wild in Penang or Singapore. In the Museum at Taiping are specimens from Larut and Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It is represented in the Museum at |
