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Show 1900.] MAMMALS OF SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA. 309 Bakar Bata, a suburb of Alor Star, formerly a brickfield, now containing the Sultan's Eest-house. Balik Pulo, a village in the interior of Penang. Bamvasor, a place mentioned by Finlay son (see Rhizomys); I have not identified it. Bangkok, the present capital of Siam, about 17 miles (in a straight line) from the mouth of the Menam. Bangkok River, a name for the branch of the Menam on which Bangkok is situated. Bangpakong, a river entering the Gulf of Siam about 25 miles E. of Paknam Menam. Batang Padang, a mountain in the south of Perak. Battambong, the Cambodian province of Siam. Batu Caves, a few miles from Kuala Lumpor, in Selangor. Batu Gajah, a town in the Kinta district of Perak. Batu Pahat, coffee-estate, on west side of Johore, about halfway between Malacca and Singapore. Bawtong Kabin, the gold-mines of Kabin in Siam, up the Bangpakong Biver. Baw Yakar, a gem-mine near Pailin, in the Battambong Province of Siam. Birman, or Bernam, a river and district in the north of Selangor. Blaken Mati, a fortified island on the south side of Singapore Island. Blanja, a place in Perak. Bukit Gantang, a hill in Perak. Bukit Timah, a hill near the centre of Singapore Island, of which it forms the highest point. Changi, a place near the east end of Singapore Island. Chantaboon, an important town in South-east Siam, about 10 miles from the sea. Dindings, the smallest of the five " Straits Settlements," situated on the coast of Perak. Dong Phya Fai (" Forest of the Lord of Fire " ) , a hilly tract covered with jungle, about 50 miles across, between Ayuthia and Korat in Siam, abounding in animal life. Dumdruan, an abandoned estate on the slopes of Gunong Pulai, in Johore. Genkoi, a village in Siam on the Ayuthia side of the Dong Phya Fai. Georgetown, the capital of Penang, founded by Capt. Francis Light, Girbee River, Malay Peninsula, latitude 8° 0' N. Gunong Batu Puteh (" White Stone Mountain"), in interior of Malay Peninsula. Gunong Gajah (" Elephant Mountain " ) , an isolated limestone mass in Kedah. Gunong Janeng, a mountain in Jobore. Gunong Jerai, or "Kedah Peak," in Kedah, a prominent landmark north of Penang. Gunong Pulai, a mountain in Johore, 2220 feet high, about 20 miles from Johor Bharu. PROC ZOOL. Soc-1900, No. XXI. 21 |