SUMMARY OF THE INDIAN MAMMAL SURVEY. 



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h\ Black markings almost 

 hiding the general colour 

 except a narrow band on 

 centre of bod}^ ... 

 6. Hindlegs 3-ellow, in contrast with 

 back. 

 '^ General colour black. 



6. i. maxima, Schreb. 



a 



or. Tail hairs tipped with white ... 7. 

 b'. Tail entirely black .. ... 8. 



b^ General colour grizzled 



9. 



B. — Fore-legs black and brown. 



a. Upper side of forearm unbroken black 



or brown. 

 a. General colour black ... ... 10. 



6\ General colour brown ... ... 11. 



b. Yellow bar across forearm. 

 a\ Dorsal surface unicolorous. 



a'. General colour brown... 

 6". General colour black ... 



macroura, Penn. 

 m. melanoclira, T. 



& W. 

 m. dandolena. 



T. & W. 



12. 

 13. 



giganfea, McCl. 

 g. lutrina, T. & W 



phoeopepla, Mill. 

 2). inarana, T. & 

 W. 



b\ Head and shoulders black, withers 



to rump brown li. fellii,T. &W. 



Distribution : — 



1. R. dealbata, Blanford. Type locality :— Surat Dangs 



(Wroughton). 



• Other localities : — Surat Dangs- 



(B. M). 



Typ)e :— B. M. No. 96. 11.7.6. 



2. R. indica indica, Erxleben. Type locality : — Bomba3^ 



Other loadities : — Western Ghats 

 (S3^kes) ; Kanara ; Coorg (B. M.) ; 

 Satara ; Dharwar ; Kanara ; Mj-- 

 sore (M. S. I.). 



Type : — Unknown. (Co-t3'-pes of 

 elphinsfonei, Sykes B.M. No. 79. 

 11. 21. 578 and 579 and 16. 3. 

 9. 12. Lectotype B. M. No. 79.11. 

 21.579.) 



Type locality: — Wotekalli, S. 

 Coorg. (B. N. H. S.— Shortridge). 



Other localities : — Coorg (M.S.L). 



Tyj)e:~B.M. No. 13. 6. 21. 3. 



3. R. indica superans,^yley 



