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Canis Kokree, Sykes. — Kokrce of the Malirattas. 



Can. supra rujescenti-griseus, hifra sordide albits ; caudcB comosce 

 apice nigra ,- pedibus ritfescentibus : pupilld elongatd. 



The Fox of Dukhun appears to be new to science, although it 

 much resembles the descriptions of the Corsac. It is a very pretty 

 animal, but much smaller than the European Fox. Head short ; 

 muzzle very sharp. Eyes oblique: irides nut brown. Legs very 

 slender. Tail trailing on the ground ; very bushy. Along the back 

 and on the forehead fawn colour with hair having a white ring near 

 to its tip. Back, neck, between the eyes, along the sides and half 

 way down the tail reddish grey, each hair being banded black and 

 reddish white. All the legs reddish outside, reddish white inside. 

 Chin and throat dirty white. Along the belly reddish white. 

 Ears externally dark brown, and with the fur so short as to be 

 scarcely discoverable. Edges of eyelids black. Muzzle red brown. 



Length i.2 and 22^ inches: of the tail ll4- to 12 inches. 



Viverra Indicn, Geoff., ( Viv. Basse, Horsf ) Juwadee Manjur, 

 or Civet Cat of the Mahrattas. — There are two varieties of this 

 species of Viverra in Dukhun ; one inhabiting the woods along the 

 Cihauts ; the otlier the country eastward of the Ghauts. The 

 former has the ground colour much grayer, and the lines more dis- 

 tinctly broken into spots. The other variety has a ferruginous tint, 

 and the four black longitudinal lines or stripes on the sides of the 

 neck are more marked : it attains the length of 28^ inches. 



Hcrpestes griscus, Desm. Moongus of the Mahrattas. — Some 

 specimens of this animal measure from 19-} to 20^ inches from the 

 tip of the nose to the insertion of the tail, and the tail 15 to I64- 

 inches. 



Faradoxurus Typus, F. Cuv. Ood of the Mahrattas. — This 

 animal is by no means rare in Dukhun. Its carnivorous propensi- 

 ties are very strong, but it may be fed entirely on rice and clarified 

 butter. In the stomachs of some individuals examined at Poena, 

 were found fruit, vegetables, and BlattcB. 



HycEua vulgaris, Cuv. Turrus of the Mahrattas. — Hycenas are 

 numerous in Dukhun, and are susceptible of the same domestica- 

 tion as a dog. 



Felis Tigris, L. Puttite Wagh or striped Tiger of the Mahrat- 

 tas. — Royal tigers are so numerous in the province of Khandesh 

 that 1032 were killed from the years 1825 to 1829 inclusive, accord- 

 ing to the official returns. They are much less numerous in the 

 coUectorates of Poonah, Ahmednuggar, and Dharwar. 



Fel. Leopardus. Cheeta of the Mahrattas. — This is regarded by 

 Major Sykes as the Leopard oi' M. Temminck's monograph of the 

 germs Felis. It is a taller, longer, and slighter built animal than 

 the succeeding, which he considers as the Panther. It differs also 

 in more of the ground colour being seen, in the rose spots being 

 much less curved, and in other particulars. The natives of Dukhun 

 conbidcr the Citeela and succeeding Cat as distinct animals. The 

 (Itcclu is extremely rare. On the contrary, the 



Frl. Pardus, Bcebeca Daugh of the .Malirattas, is so abundant that 

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