158 
Fam. Equip. 
53. Equus caballus, Zinn. The Horse. Introduced. 
54. Equus asinus, Linn. The Ass. Introduced. 
Mules are also bred in the island. 
Fam. Equip. 
55. Elephas indicus, Linn. The Asiatic Elephant. 
56. Sus indicus, Gray. The Indian Wild Boar. 
57. Sus scrofa, var. sinensis. 'The domesticated Hog. 
Fam. Dasypip. 
58. Manis pentadactyla, Zinn. The Pangolin, or scaly Ant-eater. 
Remarxs.—The new species indicated in the foregoing Catalogue 
may be described as follows :— 
34, GoLUNDA NEWERA, Nobis. 
Fur soft, yellowish brown varied with black; chin and beneath 
yellowish grey ; under-fur dark lead-colour ; soft long hairs on the 
upper parts of the head and body, with longer black-tipped hairs 
having a subterminal yellowish band ; fur of belly dark lead-colour 
tipped with yellowish grey ; ears large, hairy on both sides, of a light 
rusty or ashy colour ; whiskers slender, moderately long, some greyish, 
others blackish ; tail shorter than the body, tapering to a point, scaly ; 
upper surface of a black colour and covered with short semi-adpressed 
black hair; lower surface yellow or ashy colour, covered with short 
hair of the same yellow colour; feet having dark brown claws, pur- 
plish ; four toes to the fore-feet, with a clawless rudimentary thumb ; 
five hind-toes, three middle subequal; soles nearly bald, blackish ; 
palma studded with four small tubercles ; planta with six tubercles, 
the two foremost considerably larger ; incisors yellow, superior ones 
grooved in the centre; molars flat, deeply 3-lobed, tubercles rising 
in three distinct lines, middle larger than those of the sides, and the 
front one extending beyond the two other lobes. 
Length of body and head, 31 inches ; tail, 23. 
This rat is found in the black soil of Newera Ellia, and is a great 
destroyer of peas and potatoes. The only two specimens I had, lived 
for some days in a cage and played like mice. 
24, CoRSIRA NEWERA ELLIA, Nobis. (Or variety of Corsira ni- 
grescens.) 
Slaty or ashy black, very slightly washed with rufous on the upper 
parts ; no trace of rufous beneath, which is paler slaty ; whiskers long, 
very thin, greyish ; legs from half way down the thighs covered with 
short adpressed hairs ; feet fleshy grey ; hair on the toes longer, and 
those of the hind-feet extending over the claws; claws white, those 
of the front feet elongated, compressed, acute ; toes 5-5, all clawed ; 
