156 MANUAL OF THE NILAGIEI DISTRICT. 



CHAP. VIII, The following is a list of the mammalia found on the Nilagiris, 

 PART I. in which the names given are those adopted by Jerdon in his 

 Zoology. " Mammals/' a book likely to be in the hands of all taking an 



interest in the matter, and to which they can easily refer for 



further information. 



ORDER PRIMATES. 



FAMILY SIMIAD^. 

 Presbytis jubatus. The NUagiri Langur. 

 Inuus silenus. The Lion Monkey. 



SUB-ORDER CHEIROPTERA. 

 FAMILY VAMPYRID^. 



Hipposideros mnrinus. The Little Horse-Shoe Bat. 



FAMILY VESPERTILIONID^. 



Nycticejus Temminckii. The Common Yello^v Bat. 



ORDER INSECTIVORA. 

 FAMILY SORECID^. 

 Sorex niger. The N'llagiri Wood-Shreiv. 



„ Perroteti. The NUagiri Pigmy-Shrew. 



FAMILY ERINACEID^. 



Erinaceus micropus. The South-Indian Hedge-hog. 



ORDER CARNIVORA. 



TRIBE PLANTIGRADA. 

 FAMILY URSID^. 



Ursus labiatus. TJie Indian Black Bear. 



TRIBE SEMI-PLANTIGRADA. 

 FAMILY MUSTELID^. 

 Maries flavigula. The Indian Marten. 

 Lutra sp. ? The Hill Otter. 



TRIBE DIGITIGRADA. 

 FAMILY FELID^. 



Felis tigris. The Tiger. 



„ pardus. Tlie Pard. 



„ Bengalensis. The Leopard-Cat' 

 „ chaus. The Coynmon Jitngle-Caf. 



