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Show 76 MR. O. THOMAS ON THE MAMMALS OF [Jan. 19, 20. SCIURUS CANICEPS CONCOLOR, Bly. a to g. Kussoom, Taroar, Poongah, and Salanga, Junkceylon (Darling). This very uniform series has already been referred to in the Tenasserim list (supra p. 70). 21. SCIURUS HIPPURUS, Geof. a-c. Klang, 2, 3, and 4/79. This species seems to be the Malay representation of 8. erythrceus, Pall., which does not, however, extend further south than Manipur, while Klang seems to be about as far north as S. hippurus has been found. [SCIURUS ATRODORSALIS, Gray. a. S. Klang, 5/77. There is possibly some mistake in the labelling of this specimen, as the species is not otherwise known to occur south of Tavoy, Tenasserim, and the specimen exactly matches some of Mr. Davison's Moulmein skins.] 22. SCIURUS TENUIS, Horsf. a-d. Salangore, 11/79 and 1/80 (Syers). e-g. Klang. h. Ulu Langhat, Salangore, 6/4/79. i. Malacca, j. Gunnong Pulai, Johore, 3/3/80. k. Singapore, 10/2/79. These specimens are all very similar and precisely agree with Horsfield's type. This species has six mammae, one lateral and two inguinal pairs. 23. SCIURUS PREVOSTI, Desm. a. Salangore, 5/11/79 (Syers). b-j. Klang, Salangore, 2-4/79 (Davison), k, I. Malacca, 9/75. 24. SCIURUS BADGING, Kerr1. a. Lumut, Ding-ding Islands, 24/2/79. b-d. Jerome, Salangore, 12 and 14/8/79. e-o. Klang, Salangore, 2, 3, and 7/79. p, q. Birman, Salangore, 28/7/79 (Syers). r. Salangore, 24/11/79 (Syers). s, t. Malacca, 9/75. u-d. Gunnong Pulai, Johore, 7-9/79 and 3/SO. b', c . Singapore, 2/79. d'. Acheen, Sumatra, 1/2/73. By the help of this magnificent addition to the Museum series one is able to prove the specific identity of the Squirrels to which the names of S. badging ( = S. pluntani), S. vittatus, Raff., and S. nigrovittatus, Horsf., have been given. On laying out our series geographically, one is struck at once by 1 Linn. Anim. Kingd. p. 269, 1792. I regret to have to use this barbarous name for the well-known Plantain Squirrel (8. plantani, Ljung, 1801); but the evidence is too clear to be disputed. Doth Ljung and Kerr founded their names on the "Plantain Squirrel" of Pennant, and therefore the identification that has always been admitted for the one must unfortunately apply equally to the other. |