MAMMALIA. 441 



"\Mi;it the above species really is sooms doubtful, as specimens so considered by 

 lilyth are referred by Tomes to S. cttrideacens. AVhilst profitin"; liy those doubts, 

 Anderson strikes in, us it would seem, and describes what jiiobably is the s;une species 

 under a name of his own. 



P. BiATiiti, Anderson (.T.A S.15. 1877, p. 264). 



,S. Grljjithii, Hcu-sf. apud lilyth. 



S. carulescem (part), Tomes. 

 Colour a rich rusty brown, with a golden sheen, beneath rusty grey, souk^ indi- 

 viduals much darker. 



Adult female — head and body 5-00; tail 2-50; total 7'5 inches. 

 Inhabits Assam, Cherra and Aralian. 



C. xunirES, Blyth. 



C. macrotis, Anderson. 



Snout long and broad. Claws well developed. Fur short. Colour above shining 

 dark brown, lower half of ears, chin and feet yellowish-brown. Ears very large and 

 rather patulous. Limbs rather feeble. Short haired from the elbow and kneo 

 downwards, feet only sparsely covered with short brown hairs. 



Adult female — head and body r75 ; tail 1'27 ; total 4'02 inches. 



Inhabits Tcnasserim. 



As in Dr. Anderson's opinion the feet are not more nude tlian in other species, 

 he claims to rename it himself, but a difference of opinion on a comparative character 

 of this sort is no warrant for setting aside tlie original name bestowed by its first 

 discoverer; besides, it was not the sole point of discrimination, the largeness of the 

 ear being also adverted to by Blyth. 



Famili/ Tupaiidae. 



TuPAIA, llajllrs. 



Dentition, I. J; C. J ; P.M. S ; M. J. 



Orbits complete. Mammic four. Habits diurnal. Uniparous. 



T. Belaxgem, Wagner. 

 T. Pegicana, Jerdon. 



The Pegu tree shrew. Tswai. 



Colour dusky greenish-brown — lighter below, and with a pale buff' line. A 

 stripe from the throat to the vent, broadest between tlie fore arms. Ears livid red. 



Head and body 7-33 ; tail, with hair, 6-80 = 14-13 inches. 



According to Jerdon, it ranges from Sikkim to Arakan, including Tcnasserim, 

 and Blyth adds: "common throughout Britisli Burma," south of which it is re- 

 placed by T. ferrwjinea, Eaffl., of which Blyth considers it as little more than a 

 local race. Col. Macilaster describes them as residing in trees, but freely entering 

 houses, adtling : "I cannot indorse Jerdou's statement regarding their extraordinary 

 agility, for they did not appear to me to be nearly so active as sriuirrels, at least 

 I remember one of my terriers on two occasions catching one, a feat which I have 

 never seen any dog do with a squirrel. Cats of course often pounce upon them." 

 Dr. Mason records that "one that made his home in a mango tree near my house 

 in Toung-ngoo, quite uninvited, made himself nearly as familiar as the cat. Some- 

 times I liad to drive him off the bed, and he was very fond of putting his nose into 

 the teacups immediately after breakfast and acquired quite a taste for tea and coffee. 

 He lost his life at last by incontinently walking into a rat trap. Some years after- 

 wards another one adopted the habit of coming into the house almost daily for 

 several months. He disj)layed great tact in getting off the top of the sugar-bowl, 

 sugar seeming to have more attractions for him than any other article of food. Ho 

 •was a great pet, but though very (juick in his movements, the cat came on him 

 unawares one day and he lost his life." Blyth remarks : " In tlie vicinity of 

 Malacca the small T. jmanka, Horsf., is associated with T. ferniginea, though 



