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In considering these figures attention should be paid 

 to the relative position of the places. For example, 

 Mangalore, Tellicherri, Cochin, and Trivandrum all lie 

 on the west coast of Madras, the first named being the 

 farthest north and the others lying further and further 

 to the south in the order named. Both kinds were 

 obtained from Mangalore, the whole-coloured being in 

 excess, both kinds were also obtained from Tellicherri, 

 the white-bellied being in excess. From Cochin come 

 only the whole-coloured and from Trivandrum only the 

 white-bellied. 



The figures are deceptive in one way, they do not 

 illustrate sufficiently the very large preponderance of 

 the whole-coloured kind throughout India in general. 

 The experience of the observer at Belgaum was the common 

 experience in many other places. Several persons en- 

 gaged in the extermination did not know that white- 

 bellied rats were to be found in India, although in their 



