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Mr. Jerdon says that the pupil is circular. He also tells us that 

 F. viverrina "is found throughout Bengal to the foot of the south- 

 eastern Himalayas, extending into Burmah, China, and Malayana, 



Fig. 170. THE FISHING CAT (F. viverrina) 



and that it is common in Travancore and Ceylon, extending up 



the Malabar coast as far as Mangalore.' 



171. SKULI, OF F. viverrina. 



Mr. Buchanan says that besides fish it eats Ampullurice and 

 Unios, and that it has a very disagreeable smell. It is exceedingly 

 fierce, and has been known to carry off children. 



