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books with my small income and small family, and so I jog on almost 

 in the dark, noticing habits and peculiarities which may come mto 

 use some day, if ever I get back to England and pubhsh a ' Fauna 

 Ceylonensis/ I wrote to my brother at Nineveh lately, to ask him 

 to procure some animals I named ; he tells me he has got a " wild 

 ass" How much I wish I were able to join him, to examine the 

 fauna of that region 1 My collections are mcreasing rapidly— I am 

 exchanging with so many people in different parts of the world ; some 

 therefore of my brother's collecting, in his classical country, would 

 have a twofold value m my eyes. However, I must leave off, tins 

 gossiping and give you the list : — 



htSa^i^tof Mammalia and Birds observed in Cetflon. 

 bio offi 1o no Mammals. ' araxl I 



'■W"ij 



Macacus sinicus, Destn. 

 Presbytis Thersites, Elliot Sf Blyth. 

 P. Priamus, Elliot 8f Blyth. 

 P. cephaloptenis, Zimm. 

 Stenops gracilis, Geoff. 

 Pteropus edulis, Geoff. 

 Cynopterus marginatus, Hamilton. 

 Nycticejiis Heathii, Horsf. 

 N. Temminckii, Horsf. 

 Kerivoula picta, Gray. 

 Pipistrellus irroritus. Cantor. 

 Hipposideros Speoris, Sch. 

 H. murinus, Elliot. 

 Megadenna lyra, Geoff. 

 Canis aureus, Linn, (probably 2 va- 

 rieties). 

 Felis pardus. 

 F. Viverrinus, Bennett. 

 F. Chaus. 



Pai'adoxurus zeylanicus, Sch. 

 Viverra Zibetha, Linn. 

 Genetta indica, Geoff. 

 Mangusta vitticollis. 

 M. griseus, Sykes. 

 Lutra nair, Ciwier. 

 Ursus (P.) labiatus, Blainv. 

 Sorex miu'inus, Linn. 



Mus Bandicota, Besch. 

 M. indica, Geojf. 

 M. setifer, Horsf. 

 M. decumanus, Linn. 

 M. Rattus. 



Gerbillus indicus, Waterhotcse. 

 Sciurus Tennentii, Layard. 

 S. Macrourus, Forst. 

 S. tristriatus, Waterhouse. 

 S. Brodiei, Layard Sf Blyth. 

 S. Layardii, Blyth. 

 S. Kelaartii, Layard. 

 Pteromys oral, Tickell. 

 Hystrix leucurus, Sykes. 

 Lepus nigi'icollis, Cuv. 

 Elephas indicus, L. 

 Sus scrofa?, a decided variety. 

 Halicore Dugong, Cuv. 

 Cervus Hippelaphus, Cuv. 

 C. Axis, L. 

 C. Muntjac, Zimm. 

 Memiuna iudica. Gray. 

 Bos Bubalus. 

 Manis Brachyura, Erxl. 

 I have seeu another, which I think b 

 the Long-tailed Manis, Auct.* 



Palaeornis Alexandri. 



P. torquatus. 



P. bitorquatus, vel P. 



Layardii, Blyth. 

 P. CalthropEE, Layard. 

 P. cyanocephalus. 

 Loriculus phiUppensis. 



Birds. 



Falco peregrinus. 

 Tiimunculus alaudarius . 

 Baza Lopliotes. 

 riscmatornis Cheela. 

 H. Bido. 



Circus Swainsonii. 

 C. cinerascens. 



C. melanoleucos. 

 Micronisus badius. 

 Astur trivirgatus. 

 Spizaetus Urunaetus, 

 and var. cristatellus. 

 Hieraetus pennatus. 

 Blagrus leucogaster. 



* Mr. Grace has lately added to this list two other species i (1.) Herpe^ 

 fes Smithii, Gray, and (2.) a new species of Herpesfes described m the ' Pro- 

 ceedings of the Zoological Society. '- 



-J. E. Gray. 



