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season of 1881 by Dr. W. Forsyth. I brought it home to England with 
me, and it is now in the Zoological Society’s Gardens in Regent’s Park. 
It was very tame when Dr. Forsyth brought it, but it became more so 
afterwards, and we made a great pet of it. 
It used to sleep nearly all day on a bookshelf in my study, and 
would, if called, lazily look up, yawn, and then come down to be 
petted, after which it would spring up again into its retreat. At night 
it was very active, especially in bounding from branch to branch of a 
tree which I had cut down and placed in the room in which it was 
locked up every evening. Its wonderful agility on ropes was greatly 
noticed on board ship. Its favourite food was plantains, and it was also 
very fond of milk. At night I used to give it a little meat, but not 
much ; but most kinds of fruit it seemed to like. 
Its temper was a little uncertain, and it seemed to dislike natives, who 
at times got bitten ; but it never bit any of my family, although one of 
my little girls used to catch hold of it by the forepaws and dance it 
about like a kitten. Its carnivorous nature showed itself one day by its 
pouncing upon a tame pigeon. The bird was rescued, and is alive still. 
but it was severely mauled before I could rescue it, having been seized 
by the neck, 
No. 232. PARADOXURUS LEUCOTIS. 
The White-cared Musang. 
NATIvE NaMe.—Va-zwet-phyoo, Arakanese. 
Hasitat.—Burmah and Assam. 
DescriPTION.—Fur longish, soft, and silky; upper parts tawny; 
