of a Zoological Collect ion made in Sumatra. 249 



besides the two pectoral mammae, there are two others situated 

 a little above the pubes, as already observed by Mr. Montagu 

 in the 9th volume of the Transactions of the Linnean Society. 

 These are not found in the V. Vampyrus. 



MANIS pextadactyla Linn. 



Paxgolixg sisik. j™--~ tJ*/" 



Or, Taxgilixg. J-*Lft? 



CANIS famiiiaris Linn. Var. Sumateensis. 



Wild Dog of Sumatra*. 



Of this I carried a living specimen to Bengal in 1818 ; it died 

 soon after, and the preserved skin was sent to Mr. Henry Cole- 

 brooke, in England, by my friend Dr. Wallich. They are nume- 

 rous in the forests of the interior, where they are said to hunt in 

 packs. 



It is of a small size, of a brownish-red colour, lighter beneath, 

 with an elongated head, and a bush-like tail somewhat resem- 

 bling that of a Fox. Body slender. Ears short and erect. It 

 is wild and untameable, and seems to resemble most the Au- 

 stralasian Dog, or Dingo. 



How far this differs from either of the wild Dogs of Java, 

 Dr. Horsfield will be able to decide. 



FELIS. 

 Of this genus two species only are in the collection, the Royal 

 Tiger, and a species of Tiger-cat. The latter is precisely the 

 same with the Felis Bengalensh, Bengal Tiger-cat described by 

 Pennant, and is called by the Malays Rimau bulu, fa ^ 



* For a description and figure of this Dog, see p. 235, tab. XXIII. 



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