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Distribution : — 



\. Pt. (P.) fuscocapillas, Type locality : — Malabar Coast. 

 Blj^th. (Rev. H. Baker, Junr.). 



Other localities: — Travancore (Bour- 

 dillon) (B. M.). 

 Type : — Lost. 



2. Pt. (P.) layardi, Kelaart. Type locality : — Dimboola, Ceylon. 



(Palliser). 



Other localities : — Ceylon (M. S. I.). 

 Tijpe :— B. M. No. 52.5.9.19. 



3. Pt. (P.) jihipsoni, Thomas. Type locality : — Tenasserim. (B. N. 



H. S.— Shortridge). 



Other localities : — Malay Peninsula 

 (B. M.) 



Type:~B. M. No. 14.12.8.243. 



Gen. V. — Ratufa. 



I dealt with this group in 1910 

 No. 239. indicus, Erxl. (J. B. N. H. S. xix, p. 880). 



No. 240. bicolor, Sparr. Since then some forms from 



No. 241. macrurus, Penn. Chindwin and Burma have received 



names, and Thomas and myself have 

 revised my previous paper so far as it affects Ceylon (J. B. N. H. S. 

 xxiv, p. 34, 1915). The resulting list of 14 names may be 

 arranged in a key as follows : — 



Key to the species of Ratufa. 



A. — Fore-legs yellow. 



a. Hind-legs coloured like back. 



a\ General colour yellow buff ... 1. dealbata, Blanf. 



b\ General colour rufous bay. 

 a'. Tail coloured like back. 



a'. Size smaller, hind-foot 73-77 



mm. ... ... ... 2. indica indicai^vxl. 



b\ Size larger, hind-foot 87-92 



mm. ... ... ... 3. *. superans, Ryley. 



b'. Tail black. 



a^ No black markings on bod3^ 4. i. 6e?^graZews^5,Blanf. 

 b\ Black markings on back and 

 shoulders. 

 a\ Black markings onty on 

 shoulder and forearm, 

 and at base of tail ... 5, ^. centralis, Ryl. 



