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Order Crete. 
27. Halicore Dugong, F’. Cuv. The Dugong. 
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Delphinus, Sp. The Dolphin. 
The Porpoise and the Whale are also sometimes seen on the coast 
of Ceylon. 
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Order GuirEs. 
Fam. Muripz. 
Mus bandicota, Gray. The Bandicot or Pig Rat. 
Mus decumanus, Pallas. The Norway Rat. 
Mus niviventer, Hodgs.? The White-bellied Rat. 
Mus musculus, Linn. var. The common Mouse, two varieties. 
Leggada booduga. The Booduga (Soil Rat). 
Golunda newera, Nodis. The Golunda (Soil Rat). 
Fam. Hystricip2. 
Hystrix leucurus, Sykes. The Indian Porcupine. 
Cavia Cobaya. The domesticated Guinea Pig. 
Fam. LerporipD&. 
Lepus macrotus?, Hodgson. The Indian or Ceylon low coun- 
try Hare. 
Lepus nigricollis, F. Cuv. The highland Black-naped Hare. 
Lepus cuniculus, Linn. The tame Rabbit. 
Fam. JERBOID. 
Pteromys nitidus, Geof’. The Flying Squirrel. 
Sciurus macrurus, Forster. The Rokea, two varieties. 
Sciurus palmarum, Zinn. The Palm Squirrel. 
Sciurus trilineatus? The Three-streaked Squirrel. 
There are three other species of Squirrels in the island, and an- 
other flying Squirrel, the skin of which I possess without its head. 
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Order UNGULATA. 
Fam. Bovip. 
Bos taurus, var. Indicus. The Ox. 
Bubalus Buffelus, Gray. The Buffalo (wild and domesticated). 
Ovis Aries, var. The Jaffna Sheep. 
Capra hircus, var. The Ceylon Goat. 
The Bos gaurus was once seen on the island. 
Meminna indica, Gray. The Meminna. 
Muntjacus vaginalis, Gray. The Muntjac. 
Axis maculata, Gray. The Spotted Axis. 
Cervus unicolor, H. Smith. The Ceylon Rusa or Stag. 
Cervus porcinus?, duct. The Hog Deer. 
