TUPALA. IOI 
No. 158. Tupata ELLIOTT. 
Elliot's Tree-Shrew (Jerdon’s No. 87). 
Hasirat. — Southern 
India, Godavery district, 
Cuttack ; the Central Pro- 
vinces, Bhagulpore range. 
DEscriPTion.—Fur pale 
rufous brown, darker on the 
back and paler on the sides; 
the chin, throat, breast and 
belly yellowish, also a 
streak of the same under 
the tail; the upper surface 
of the tail is of the same 
colour as the centre of the 
back ; there is a pale line J 
from the muzzle over the Dentition of Zifaza. 
eye, and a similar patch 
beneath it ; the fur of this species is shorter and more harsh, and the 
head is more blunt than in the Malayan members of the family. 
S1ZE.—Head and body, 7 to 8 inches 3 tail, 7 to 9 inches, 
No. 159. Tupata PEGUANA. Sy.—TuPala BELANGERI. 
The Pegu Tree-Shrew (Jerdon’s No. 88). 
Hasrrat.—Sikim (Darjeeling), Assam and through Arakan to Tenas- 
serim. 
DEsScRIPTION.—Jerdon says: “ General hue a dusky greenish-brown, 
the hairs being ringed brown and yellow ; lower parts the same, but 
lighter, and with a pale buff line; a stripe from the throat to the vent, 
broadest between the forearms and then narrowing ; ears livid red, with 
a few short hairs; palms and soles dark livid red.” Dr. Anderson 
remarks that the fur is of two kinds of hairs—one fine and wavy at the 
extremity, banded with black, yellow and_ black ; the second being 
strong and somewhat bristly, longer than the other, and banded with a 
black basal half and then followed by rings of yellow and black, then 
yellow again with a black tip, the black basal half of the hairs being 
hidden, the annulation of the free portions produces a rufous olive-grey 
tint over the body and tail. 
S1zz.—Head and body about 7 inches 5 tail, 63. ‘ 
Jerdon says of it that those he procured at Darjeeling frequented the 
zone from 3000 to 6060 feet ; they were said by the natives to kill small 
