BULLET AND SHOT 



the distance between, be impracticable, it will 

 descend the trunk and run along the ground ta 

 the next suitable tree. I but once succeeded in 

 capturing a young one, which gave me and my 

 men much trouble ere we secured it. The 

 Kurrabas sometimes kill these animals by driving 

 some of them into an isolated tree, and then felling 

 the latter. 



THE MALABAR SQUIRREL (Saurus indicus vel Malabaricus) 



I have often shot this large and beautiful squirrel 

 in Mysore. In colour it is chiefly of a dark maroon- 

 red above, and orange-yellow below, the tail being 

 black with a yellow tip. The head and body are 

 about 20, and the tail 15 inches respectively in 

 length. It is found in heavy forest, and is said to 

 make excellent soup, though I have not personally 

 tested this, as I acknowledge a dislike for gas- 

 tronomical experiments. 



It appears to pair, since two are often found 

 together. Skins of this species are well worth 

 obtaining and preserving, but the animals are of 

 course frequently met with when the sportsman 

 is in search of large game, and when he is neither 

 provided with a suitable weapon, nor, if he had 

 one with him, would dare to use it, for fear of 

 spoiling his chances of finding the larger animals. 

 A charge of number 5 shot is quite sufficient to 

 bring it down. 



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