APPENDIX, 



JERDON, No. 83. Crossopus Himalaicus. 



Himalayan Water Shrew. 

 Is this or any other water shrew to be found in Central India ? 



While the "Nagpore hunt were beating for hog a long covert of 

 date bushes and grass ("sind-bund" of Indian hunters) that runs 

 near Pipulgaum and Suroor, about six miles west of Hingunghat 

 in the Wurda district, I distinctly saw a very dark-brown, or black, 

 shrew playing and swimming in the water, not more than a few 

 inches deep, of a sluggish stream near which we were posted. The 

 little animal was within spear's length of me for some time ; but, as 

 any attempt to capture it would have disturbed the proceedings, 

 was not molested. 



Jerdon gives the following description of the Himalayan Water 

 Shrew which he procured at Darjeeling, from the little Rungeet 

 river. 



" Fur, dark-brown, or blackish above, somewhat paler beneath, 

 and rusty-brown on the lower part of the throat and the middle of 

 the belly ; fur rather long, with scattered long white-tipped hairs ; 

 a few on the sides, many on the rump and round the root of the 

 tail ; ears very small, hairy, concealed ; tail long, slender, with a 

 brush of hairs at the tip, and ciliated with rigid whitish hairs 

 beneath ; feet distinctly ciliated ; claws very short ; whiskers 

 elongate, brown. 



Length, head and body 5 inches ; tail 3 J ; hind foot nearly Jths. 

 Another measured 6 inches ; tail 3 ; hind foot fths." 



Some sportsmen in the Nagpore country may perhaps be able 

 to obtain a specimen of the animal seen near Suroor. 



JERDON, No. 129. Herpestes Monticalus. 

 The long-tailed Mungoos. 



This fine mungoos was not noticed in its proper place as I had 

 not seen it when my notes on the ichneumons were sent to the 

 press. 



Jerdon's description is as follows : " Colors much as in "griseus" 

 but somewhat more yellow in its general tone ; tail longer, tipped 

 with marouneand black, and more hairy ; feet dark reddish brown, 

 muzzle not dark, slightly tinged with reddish. Larger than 

 " griseus" Tail nearly equal in length to the head and body. 

 Length of one 20 inches ; tail with hair 19." He only pro- 

 cured this mungoos from the Eastern Ghats inland from Nellore, 

 where it inhabits forests among the hills. In exactly this sort of 

 ground, just outside the famous hill fort of Gawilghur (vide 



