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fined to little more than a mere catalogue of the beasts and 
birds of the country. 
The inhabitants of Dukhun have the Georgian form of 
skull: their stature is low, but not very slender; the colour 
of the skin is brown, with shades running into yellow and 
white in the higher classes, and black in the lower; the females 
are not distinguished for beauty or fertility, the average number 
of births to a marriage being less than in Europe ; more males 
are born than females, and, unlike Europe, they preponderate 
through all periods of life. 
Quadrumana.—Of the monkey tribe I met with only two 
kinds, Semnopithecus Entellus and Macacus radiatus. A 
new species described by me, Cercopithecus albogularis, was 
not from Dukhun. 
Cheiroptera.—Three species of bats, Wurbagool, Pteropus 
medius ; Nyctinomus plicatus ; and Rhinolphus Dukhunensis. 
Plantigrada.—Chuchoondur, Sorex Indicus, or musk-rat ; 
Aswail, Ursus labiatus, or labiated bear; Juhl Manjur, Lutra 
Nair, otter. 
Digitigrada.— Of these animals, the first is the Kolsun or wild 
dog, Canis Dukhunensis, which was first described and brought 
to Europe by myself; Landguh, Canis pallipes, wolf, a new 
species ; Kholah, Canis aureus, jackal; Kokree, Canis Kokree, 
a new species of fox; of the Viveride, the Juwadee Manjur, 
Viverra Indica or civet cat of Dukhun; Moongus, Herpestes 
griseus, Mungoose ; Ood, Paradoxurus Typus. The Hyena, 
Turrus of the Mahrattas, Hyena vulgaris, is common in Duk- 
hun, and is capable of domestication like a dog. The Felinide 
are numerous, not only in individuals, but in species, excepting 
the lion, which is not met with. Puttite Wagh, Felis tigris, 
royal tiger; Cheeta, Felis leopardus or genuine leopard, is 
rare ; but the Beebeea Wagh, or panther, Felis Panther, is 
most abundant. Cheeta, Felis jubata, or hunting leopard, ~ 
is common. Mota Rahn Manjur, Felis chaus; Lhan Rahn 
Manjur, Felis torquatus, or lesser wild cat; the preceding 
being considered the larger wild cat. The species of the 
genus Felis here terminate. Of the rat family there is the 
Ghoos, Mus giganteus, or Bandikoot rat; Chooa, Mus de- 2 
cumanus, or Norway rat; Mus musculus, the mouse; and a 
very pretty field mouse of a bright chestnut colour, which is a_ ; 
new Mus oleraceus, also a second new mouse, Mus platythrix. 
Of the squirrel family there are only two species ; the first, a 
splendid animal as large as the Sczwrus maximus, of a chest- 
nut colour, with a whitish tail; I have called it Sctwrus Elphin- 
stonit, the Mahratta name is Shekroo: the other species 
is the Khurree, or Sciurus palmarum. The porcupine, Sayal, 
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