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The tree was not a large one, and in the bright moonlight I could 

 see the cat perfectly, but as there was a sick lady in the next house 

 I did not like to cause disturbance by shooting it, and therefore sent 

 an attendant on all my sporting excursions of that period, a hardy 

 Ooriah, whom I knew to be proof against most assaults from wild 

 beasts, up the tree to dislodge the animal, which, I, armed with a 

 stout stick and aided by the dogs, was to receive when it descended 

 to the ground. 



It did not appear to notice his approach until he got almost 

 within arm's length ; in fact he had just called out that it must have 

 been some tame creature : when he uttered an acute shriek of 

 mingled horror and rage as he was suddenly sprinkled all over with 

 some detestable fluid it discharged at him ; so keenly fetid, as to dis- 

 able him from using hand or eye and to cover the retreat of the beast, 

 as it bolted down the tree past me and through the dogs, by driving 

 me back in discomfort and preventing them, three or four active^ 

 eager and hardy terriers and spaniels from closing with it. 



What the animal was, I know not, but from Jerdon's description 

 I imagine it must have been this variety of paradoxurus ; I am 

 certain that the stench was vile and abominable beyond any other, I 

 have had the ill fortune to experience, and that by it I believe the 

 beast saved his life. 



No* 32. Arctictis-binturong. 



JERDON, No. 126, PAGE 130 ; THE BEAR CAT -BINTURONG. 



The only binturong I have seen, was a tame specimen in the 

 possession of an officer at Eangoon if disturbed during the day 

 it was very surly' but in the morning and evening was generally 

 playful and good-tempered, moving with a good deal of activity 

 about its post and perch and making great use of the prehensile tail 

 while doing so ; I have never however seen it trust itself entirely 

 to this extraordinary appendage, although it made use of it much as 

 if it were a fifth limb. 



No- 33- Canis Pallipes. 

 JERDON, No. 135, PAGE 140 ; THE INDIAN WOLF. 

 In corroboration of Mr. Elliot's remark, vide page 140 of 



