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of its tiny footprints no larger than a man's finger- 

 nail, I seldom saw it, and then only when beating 

 for large game, when, of course, I could not run 

 the risk of alarming the latter by firing. It is 

 somewhat variable in colour, being either yellowish 

 or brownish-grey above, with yellowish-white spots 

 in lines along the sides, the under parts being white. 



An experienced forest officer and sportsman 

 (since deceased) told me of a deadly method where- 

 by this little creature may be brought to bag. 



His procedure was to go out with a shot-gun, 

 after a forest had been burnt, and the mouse-deer 

 therefore driven to take shelter in any patches of 

 grass which might have escaped the fire, and to 

 stand at the end of one of the latter, causing his 

 men to set fire to it from the further side, whereupon 

 the animals, being driven out by the flames, were 

 forced to leave their shelter. 



The vernacular names for this creature are 

 Hindustani and Mahrathi Pisuri, Pisora, and 

 Pisai. 



In Central India Mugi. 

 Gondi Turi-maoo. 

 Bengali J itri-haran. 

 Ooria Gandwa. 



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