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134 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums. [Vol. VII.
(Holothurin spp.) which is extraordinarily abundant in the
sandy bays in from three to rive fathoms.
Besides the species of mammals actually obtained the kra
monkey. Macaca irus, is fairly common, while Seimund
came across a large specimen of Felts temmincki, feeding on a
big hawk. Our orang laid pilot showed us a cranny in the
rocks in which this " rimau " regularly bred. Tracks of otter
weir also noted in abundance.
Birds were more numerous than on most of the other
smaller islands visited by us. especially green pigeon and the
very handsome woodpigeon. Columba punicea.
KOH Kadan or PULAU Papan. A long, narrow island,
about two miles long by a quarter to half a mile broad, about
eight miles WNW. of the northern end of Pulau Telibun and
about five miles SW. of Pulau Muntia. The island is wooded,
about 200 feet high, with a sandy beach on the eastern side but
steep-to on the western, with a long reef extending for (our or
five miles from its southern extremity. We spent one night
only there 7-8th January 1917, and found nothing of any
interest, the only mammal being a race of Epimys rattus and
the onlv land birds, Crows and Koels (Eudynamis malayana).
Koh Ryan or Pulau Niok, S'tali and Koh Ngai or
Pulau Kuda. Two precipitous limestone islets about five
miles due north of Pulau Papan and about four miles west of
Pulau Muntia. They are thin clothed with vegetation, the
trees being largely species of Ficns. and other epiphytic forms
and ;it certain times of the j'ear are said to be frequented by
myriads of White Imperial Pigeon (Myristicivera bicolor) though
at the time of our visit in January the only land birds on them
were swallows (Hirundo javanica) and species of Collocalia and
Cypselus. Pulau Kuda h nvever was inhabited by enormous
numbers of a small species of Pteropus which hung in clusters
to the cracks in the vertical cliffs and to the branches of the
small stunted trees growing therefrom.
Pulau Lontar. A large island about sixteen miles long
bv four miles wide, situate between latitude y c 29' and 7 44'
N. and Longitude 99 2' and 99° 7' E. On the western side
it is steep to. but on the east there are plains of considerable
extent. In the middle it is divided by a shallow strait broadly
bordered with mangrove. In the centre the land rises to a
considerable altitude, certainly over a thousand feet, and is
covered with jungle, which however has been much cut out for
temporary cultivations.
The population is considerable, mainly Samsams/.c of mixed
Malay-Siamese stock with a strong infusion of ornng laid. We
spent a few days anchored off the principal village, a place of
some size with numerous Chinese shops, known as Pa«ir
Raja. The coast however in this vicinity is fronted by a broad
bank of very soft mud which is only passable at half tide by
small boats,' though a jetty some three hundred yards in
length traverses part of it.