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 Additional remarks upon 



No. 40. Common striped Squirrel. 



No. 42. Brown flying Squirrel. 



No. 48. Porcupine. 



No 51. Black naped Hare. 



No. 54. Wild Boar. 



Since these notes were printed ; the same friend who has given 

 me the information, regarding the habits of tigers on the hill ranges 

 of Southern India, mentioned at page 22, has kindly furnished me 

 with the following interesting remarks upon No. 40, the com- 

 mon striped squirrel, No. 42, the brown flying squirrel, No. 48, the 

 porcupine, No. 51, the black naped hare and No. 54, the wild boar. 



I believe that my friend's memoranda should have been published 

 in an appendix, or as additions to what I have said of each animal 

 he mentions ; but as my productions are merely unscientific scraps 

 put together by a man utterly unskilled in book -making, I trust 

 I may be excused if I am in any way out of rule in entering the 

 following information here. I am glad to find that in almost every 

 instance it corroborates what I have said, or, what is of far more 

 importance, Doctor Jerdon has told us. 



He writes as follows, on No. 40, common striped squirrel, page 60. 



" With reference to your remarks on the migration of the com- 

 " mon striped squirrelto Samulcottah, I may mention that until very 

 " recently there were none of these little animals in Ootacamund, 

 " but since the new ghaut has been made and more especially since 

 " it has been planted with Australian trees, they have gradually 

 " migrated from Coonoor ; at first they were only to be seen on the 

 " road near the latter station, but now they occupy the whole line 

 " of road and at last have reached Ootacamund. I shot one a few 

 " months back close to Sylk's hotel." 



The same friend thus writes with reference to my notes on 

 No. 42. The brown flying squirrel, page 63. 



" When I was in charge of the Annamullay forests some brown 

 " flying squirrels inhabited the large forest trees fronting my hut : 

 " and I used often to see them just before dark, pass across the opeii- 

 " ing. They would ascend to the topmost branch, spring off it and 



