MAMMALIA. -I'JO 



r. i.ErroTis, Blvtli. 

 r. Tythrt, fytler. 



The white-eared Taradoxni-o. Kliyoiins-na-zwet-lipyu. 



Fur dense and -woolly at base, with lonp; liairs intermixed. The prevailing colour 

 is fulvous brown, with three blackish dorsal streaks; below paler, more or less 

 albescent. A white streak on the nose between the eyes. Ears black at the base, 

 with the terminal half tlcsh-coloured and scantily clad with white hairs. Paws and 

 terminal h:df of tail blackish. 



Head and body 18; tail 18 inches; total 3 feet. 



Arakan to Teiiasscrim (J.A.S.B. 1858, p. 274). 



Arctictis, Temminck. 

 Canines stout, lower ones very long, compressed at the base, and f^'vooved externally. 

 Body long. Legs short. Tail long and prehensile. Toes fivi; on all feet. Claws 

 strong, curved and semiretractile. An aual gland secreting an oily fluid of an inteu>e 

 but not fetid odour. 



A. BIXTrHONT,. 



The Tiinturong or inonkcy-tiger. !^^youk-ky^l. 



Colour black throughout, with a white border to the cars, with a ferruginous 

 wash sometimes, or grizzled and hoary. Head, face, throat, and base of tail whitish 

 or hoary. Tail excessively thick at the base, and tapering to a point. 



Head and body 28 to'33 inches; tail 2fi to 27 inches. 



lianges from the !Malay counlries into Assam. 



" This animal was first discovered in Malacca. In its habits," says T)r. Cantor, 

 " it is both arboreal and terrestrial and nocturnal, slei'i)ing till the sun is below the 

 horizon, when it disjilays great agility in searching for small quadrupeds, birds, fishes, 

 earth-worms, insects, and fruit. The howl is loud, resembling some of the Jfalayan 

 Paradoxuri. It is remarkable, says Mr. Blyth, for being the only placental mamuial 

 of the old world which is furnished with a tiuly prehensile tail." 



Familji Herpestidae. 



UitvA, lludyson. 

 Structure intermediate between Gulo and Herpedcs. Mamnur, six, ventral. 



XJ. CANCEIYORA, Hodg. 



The crab mungoose. Mwai-ba. 



Colour fulvous iron-grey, variable. Inner fur woolly, outer of long lax hair of 

 mixed black, white, and fulvous. Belly brown, limbs blackish-brown. A white 

 stripe from the oar to the shoulder. Tail rufous or brown, with rufous tip. Body 

 elongate. 



Head and body 18 ; tail 11 inches. Weight 4 pounds. 



Ranges from Nipal to Tenasserim, and is said by Blyth to hv. tlie only mungoose 

 found in Burma. 



According to Hodgson, this animal is somewhat aquatic in its habits, feeding much 

 on frogs and crabs {I'hcljihunidm). 



Heepestes, Illigcr. 

 Dentition, I. f ; C. f ; P.M. S ; M. ?. 



Five toes on all feet, with semiretractile claws. Ears snudl, I'ouTided. ^ Eye small. 

 Muzzle pointed. Mammto four. Anal pouch or glands present, but uo fetid secretion. 

 Habits active, diurnal, bold and sanguinary. 



H. Malaccensis, F. Cuv. 



The Bengal mungoose. 



Colour rich reddish-brown, mixed with hoary yellow, redder on the cars, face, 

 and limbs. Hair harsh, diffuse and not closely applied. 



