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Show 1 900.] MAMMALS OF SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA. 337 Family ERINACEID^E. 55. G Y M N U R A RAFFLESI Vig. & Horsf. Raffles's Gymnura. Gymnura rafflesi, Cantor, p. 20 ; Blanf. Faun. Ind., M a m m p. 220, fig. 57. " Tikus anibang bulan " of the Malays (apud Raffles). " Munduk " of the Malays of Selangor, according to A. L. Butler. " In a district not distant from Malacca, the animal is said to be numerous, though not to be seen in other localities " (Cantor). In the Museum at Taiping there is a stuffed specimen from Tapah, Perak, and there are two specimens from Kuala Lumpor in the Museum at that place. Distribution. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula (Perak, Selangor, Malacca), Sumatra, Borneo. 56. GYMNURA SUILLA (Miill. & Schleg.). The Smaller Gymnura. Distribution. " Burma, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java." (Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 222.) Family SORECTDJE. 57. CROCIDURA MURINA (Linn.). The Brown Musk-Shrew. Sorex murinus, Cantor, p. 21. Crocidura murina, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 233. " Chinchorot " of the Malays of the Peninsula (apud Cantor). " Nu-pee " or " Nu-ring" of tbe Siamese. Cantor records this species from Penang and says : " The smell of musk, emitted by the adult animal, and which in the young is barely perceptible, is much less intense than that of the Bengal Musk-Shrew." O. Thomas (P.Z. S. 1886, p. 73) records a specimen from Singapore. Bidley (Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, p. 29) says the Musk-Shrew " is most abundant in gardens and near houses, and often perfumes the lower part of the house with its strong musky smell." Hanitsch (Rep. Raffles Libr. & Mus. 1897, p. 11) mentions specimens in the Museum at Singapore from Singapore and Pahang. In the Siamese Museum there is one specimen, in spirit, from Bangkok. Distribution. South-east Asia, in suitable localities. 58. CROCIDURA CCERULEA (Kerr). The Grey Musk-Shrew. Crocidura ccerulea, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 236. This so-called " Musk-Rat " is common in houses in Georgetown, Penang, and in Tanglin, Singapore; in both localities I have frequently caught individuals in rat-traps baited with toast. Colour (a Penang specimen) bluish grey, paler below, hairs of back with slightly ferruginous brown tips. Skin of snout and feet flesh-coloured. Hair on backs of hands and feet white. Distribution. South-east Asia, in suitable localities. N#B,-A large Musk-ShrewT occurs on the mainland of the Peninsula ; I have seen specimens both in Kedah and in Taiping, Perak, but cannot say whether the species is C, murina or C. ccerulea. |