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round their necks, and they are secured by it to the prow of the boat, and when their 

 services are required they are slipped like hounds. Two specimens sent alivp from the 

 Jessore Sundarbans. (321) The Fishing Cat. Felis bennettii This cat is very common in 

 Lower Bengal about Calcutta. It is generally found in low damp situations, and is said 

 to catch fish and to eat shell-fish, such as Ampullaria globosa, and Achatina fulica. Two 

 specimens sent alive from the neighbourhood of Calcutta (now in Zoological Gardens, Regent's 

 Park). 



DIVISION LVII. 



GOVERNMENT OP BENGAL. (322) Sketches. Three water-colour 



Sketches illustrating the manner in which the khepla is thrown. Artist, Mittanund Dey. 



DIVISION I. 



THE GOVERNMENT OP MADRAS. (324) Divi fishing line. 

 (325) Ditto. (326) Line made of the fibre of Calotropis gigantea. (327) Cotton Lines for 

 deep-sea fishing. (328) Another, with hooks, etc., complete. (329) Line for catching 

 Polynemus and Lates calcarifer. (330) Line for shore-fishing. (331) Divi Fishing Spear 

 (model). (332) Divi Bod and Line, with artificial bait. (333) Malabar Puffing Tube. 

 (334) Crab Net. 



DIVISION IV. 



THE GOVERNMENT OP MADRAS. (335-336) Divi fishing-boats 

 (model). (337) Madras Catamaran. (338) Catamaran, with crew (model). (339) Masula 

 Boat (model). (340) Tuticorin fishing vessel. (341) Masula Boat, with crew. 

 (342) Coracle. 



DIVISION V. 



THE GOVERNMENT OP MADRAS. (343) Coir ropes, for Cata- 

 marans and Masula boats. (344) Fibre of Crotalaria juncea, of which nets are made. 

 (345) The same in its first stage of preparation. (346) The same in its second stage 

 of preparation, (347) The same, in its third and last stage. (348) Specimen, to show 

 how the nets are woven. (349) Implement for twisting thread. (350, 351) Implements of 

 Iron. (352) Coir Hope, of which large nets are made. (353) Implement for twisting 

 Coir Hope. 



DIVISION XYI. 



THE GOVERNMENT OP MADRAS. (354-355) Rods and Lines 

 complete, for catching Mugil. (356) Bods and Lines complete, for small fishes. 



DIVISION XVII. 



THE GOVERNMENT OP MADRAS. (357) Kaugathuvalai. 



(358) Thevvalai. (359) Kavuthavalai. (360) Thevvalai (small), fc (361) Kalluvalai. 

 (362) Uduvalai. (363) A Sifting-basket. (364) Kondavalai. (365) Malabar Dip-net. 

 (366) Pusalavala. (367) Vadasila Vala. (368) Inapavala. (369) Farucha alevala. 

 (370) Pedda Chiratalavala. (371) Teluvala. (372) Vutchalavala. (373) A Drag-net, with 

 a small mesh. (374) Tethuvala. (375) Yelluvala. (376) Phinga Jliallo or Visuree Jhallo. 

 (377) Munajbatto. (378) Munajballo (small). (379) Phinga galla. (380) Pellana. 

 (381) Haddi jallo. (382) Haddi jallo (small). (383) Pellana (small). (384) Kuttari. 

 (385) Perlcuri. (386) Kuri, (387) MaipuJeuri. (388) Makkeri. (389) Gude. (390) Yepi. 

 (391) Hurltilu. (392) Yerupari. (393) Another, of different construction. (394) Kodam- 

 lai. (395) Sari. (396) Velangu pari. (397) DolliJta. (398) Tigala Mava. (399) Yesala 

 Maoa. (400) Pedda Mava. (401) Chinna Mava. (402) Vucha. (403) Vadu. (404) Vadu, 

 made of bamboos. (405) Ilaram. (406) Iggilayala Mava. (407) Mava. (408) Korame- 

 nala Vucha. (409) Khadano. (410) Benda. (4ll) Chaduva. (412) Dhovudi. (413) Bodo 

 Guncho Goni. (414) Samo Guncho Goni. (415) Pasalo goni. (416) Pulo. (417) Lines 

 for catching Mussels. (418-420) Tenta. 



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