1918.] H. C. Robinson & C. B. Kloss : Sciuridae. -247 



Funambulus layardi. 



a. layardi layardi (Blyth). 



Journ. A-siaf. Soc. Bengal, XVIII, p. 602 (1849). 



Typical locality. — Ambegamoa Hills, Ceylon. 

 Type. — In Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



9481. Ambegamoa Hills, Ceylon (E. L. Layard) [f'.] ; type of the species; skin 

 and skull. 



b. layardi dravidianus, Robinson. 



Rec. Ind. Mus. XIII, p. 42 (1917). 



Tijpe of the subspecies. — Immature skin and skull. Indian Museum 

 No. 9773, collected by Dr. N. Annandale on the western side of the 

 Western Ghats, Travancore. 



Diagnosis. — 'Differs from the type in havino- the top of the head and 

 cheeks rich rufous orange and the undersurface yellowish-orange instead 

 of dull chestnut. Area between the light bands on the back deep 

 lustrous black. 



Skull. — The specimen is quite immature with the deciduous pre- 

 molars in place and is much damaged so it is useless giving any measure- 

 ments. 



Remarks. — It is unfortunate that there is no original lable attached 

 to this specimen and that there are therefore no measurements to be 

 quoted. It, however, serves to confirm Jerdon's statement that the 

 species is found in Southern India and I have therefore ventured to 

 name it. It is to be hoped that further specimens may shortly be avail- 

 able. 



9773 imm. West side of Western Ghats, Travancore (Dr. N. Annandale) [C] • 

 type of the subspecies ; skin and imperfect skull. 



Funambulus sublineatus. 



a. sublineatus sublineatus (Waterhouse). 



P. Z. S., 1838, p. 19. 



Typical locality. — Unknown. Nilgiris by subsequent designation. ^ 

 Type. — Originally in Zool. Soc. Coll. 



7242. Panmudi, Travancore, December 1890 (H. S. Ferguson) [C] ; skin and skull 



9661 (A. S. B. 342a). Nilgiris, 1844 (T. C. Jerdon) [C] ; skin and skuU 



9662 (A. S. B. 342b). Malabar, 1859 (Revd. H. Baker, junr.) [C] ; skin and 



skuU. 



b. sublineatus obseurus (Pelz. and Kohl.). 



Verh. Zool. Bat. Ges. Wien., XXXV, p. 525 (1886). 



Typical locality. — I'plands of Ceylon. 

 Type. — In A^ienna Museum. 



9663 (A. S. B. 342c). Ceylon, 1859 (Dr. Kelaart) ; skin and skull. 



1 Blyth, Journ. Asiit. Soc. Bengal, XVI, p. 87-5. 



