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(10) Musk Rat (Crocidura ccerulea)—Very uncommon. I 
found it at Potuvil only. 
(11) Flying Fox (Pteropus medius).—I can only remember 
seeing this bat once in the Buttala-Wedirata. 
(12) Bats.—I did not shoot any, so am unable to specifically 
name those that I saw, which included— 
(a) The cave bat ; 
(>) The house bat ; 
(c) A small brown bat, locally called ‘‘ Kiri-wawula ”—a 
most active species ; and 
(d) A gray bat—probably the Indian Vampire. 
The first of these is found in great abundance in caves, but 
I did not find them as widely distributed as the last three. 
I noticed when lying on my camp bed at night under trees 
that the brown bat would hover quite close to my face. I 
tried the experiment of lying still with my feet uncovered, 
to see if they would attack the exposed limb, but beyond 
hovering within a few inches of me they did no harm. 
(13) The Rock Squirrel (Sciurus macrurus)—Common, away 
from habitations, as it has been shot down for food. On the 
Kumbukkan I found it plentiful, while at Bowela, Danakiri- 
gama, and Manawela it is distinctly rare. The black variety is 
perhaps a little more rare than the gray. 
(14) Palm Squirrel (Sc. palmarum).—Not generally common, ° 
and appears to follow human distribution. It is more plenti- 
ful near Muppane than at Bowela. 
(15) A Jungle Squirrel, probably Sc. tristriatus, was seen by 
me at the base of the “ Westminster Abbey ” hills. It is readily 
distinguishable from the last by being a dark s!ate-coloured 
animal, with bright chestnut stripes. It is usually solitary. 
(16) Rats are not very plentiful from my observations, 
except at Kumuna. 
(17) Bandicoot (Nesocia bandicota)—I repeatedly heard of 
this animal as being very destructive to chena crops, but I 
did not actually see one. It is said to be eaten as freely as the 
mouse deer. 
(18) Porcupine (Hystrix leucura)—Uncommon. I found 
traces of it on the banks of the Kumbukkan river and at 
