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he thinks that the above, with the preceding three cats, are 

 probably all varieties of the Javanese tiger cat. 

 Felis nepalensis. 



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The following names, then > may be regarded as desig- 

 nating the same species. 



Felis javanensis. Desmarest. 



" minuta, Temminck. 



" bengalensis. 

 " nepalensis. 



CHAUS. 



There is an animal of the tiger tribe which the Karens 

 call the fire-tiger, from the colour of its skin, which is of 

 an uniform red. It is probably the chaus, a large wild cat, 

 sometimes denominated a lynx, that Capt. Phayre found 

 in Arracan. 



Felis chaus. 



DOMESTIC CAT. 



Sir Stamford Raffles says: "Some of the Maylayan, like 

 the Madagascar domestic cats, have a short twisted or 

 knobbed tail" This is a peculiarity that characterizes 

 the cats on this Coast. 



Felis domesiica. 



GNAWING ANIMALS 



Fifteen species of Rodentia, or gnawing animals, are 

 known to exist in the Provinces, and four others in 

 Arracan ; while, owing to their small size, it is highly pro- 

 bable that there remain other species to be discovered. 



TWO-COLOURED SQUIRREL. 



The two-coloured squirrel has been appropriately named 

 the giant squirrel, for it is as large as a cat. It h 

 deep black on the back, and whitish yellow below. Its 

 Karen name signifies the yellow-neck, being more par- 

 ticularly yellow on the Uoni part oi' the neck. 



