mammalia, 243 



several guns, and completely scattered the burning 

 wood." 



Rhinoceros Sondaicus, Cuvier. 



" javanensis. 



" javanus, 



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MALAY TAPIR. 



The tapir has been long known to exist in the south* 

 em provinces, but has never been heard of north of the 

 valley of Tavoy river. It has been known, however, prin- 

 cipally from native description that the animal could be 

 no other than the tapir. It is believed that none have 

 ever been killed or captured in the Provinces, except one 

 that was procured from a Karen by a writer of the late 

 Major Macfarquhar at Tavoy. It was a very inoffensive 

 animal, and became as much domesticated as a cat. 

 It followed its master around the compound like a dog, 

 but looked as unseemly as a hog. It differs in no re- 

 spect from the descriptions of the Malay tapir, has the 

 same white blanket-like appearance on its back, and like 

 that, frequents the uplands. Though seen so rarely, the 

 tapir is by no means uncommon in the interior of Tavoy 

 and Mergui provinces ; I have frequently come on its 

 recent foot-marks, but it avoids the inhabited parts of the 

 country. 



SOLID-HOOFED ANIBIALS. 



Two species of Solidwigida, animals with undivided 

 hoofs, have been introduced- 



The horses of Burmah and the Shan country, which 

 ate imported into the Provinces, are small ponies, resem* 



