PARADOXURUS. Ill 



Paradoxurus zeylanicus, Kelaart, Prod. p. 39 ; 6'/y/?/, P. Z. S. 1864, 

 p. 531; Blyth, J. A. S. B. xx, pp. 161, 1S4 ; id.' Cat. p. 47; nee 

 Viverra zeylonen.si.-s, Pallas, nee V. zeylanica, Gmelin. 



Paradoxurus niontauus, Kelaart, apiid Bhiih,J. A. S. B. xx,pp. 161, 

 184; id. Prod. p. 40. 



Knla-ivedda, Cingalese. 



Tail about four fifths the length of the head and body. Fur 

 moderately soft and thick, of uniform length, \^'ith but little woolly 

 underfur. Mammae four. 



Skull very similar to that of P. hermaj)lirodttits ; the upper sec- 

 torial tooth is larger than in the Indian form {P. niger), the imier 

 lobe being very well developed. The anterior upper true molar 

 also is broader inside, being sometimes nearly rectangular. 



Colour. Uniform dull rusty red or dull chestnut, passing, how- 

 ever, in some specimens into a darker and browner shade. The 

 fur and underfur are of nearly the same shade throughout ; no 

 black tips to the hairs. Faint longitudinal dorsal streaks may be 

 detected on many specimens. A white subterminal band is occa- 

 sionally found on the tail. Vibrissse whitish in dried skins, pro- 

 bably rufous in fresh specimens. 



Dimensions. A fully grown female, according to Kelaart, measured : 

 head and body 19 inches, tail lo"5, height 8. Males are probably 

 larger. A skull measures 3*85 inches in basal length, and 2'35 in 

 zygomatic breadth. 



Distribution . The island of Ceylon, apparently generally distri- 

 buted, the darker specimens being from a considerable eleAation. 



Habits. According to Kelaart, this species is less carnivorous 

 than P. hermajihroditus, specimens obtained near Newera Ellia 

 having fed entirely on the fruit of PJii/salis pernviana or Cape 

 gooseberry (the Tijidri of Bengal). In other respects the habits of 

 the two are precisely similar. 



54. Paradoxurus jerdoni. The brown Pahn-Civet. 



Paradoxurus jeidoui, W. Blanf. P. Z. S. 1885, pp. 613, 802, pi. xlix : 

 1886, p. 420. 



Kdrt-nai (forest-dog), Mai. 



General structure apparently as in P. hermaphroditus, except 

 that the fur is of uniform length. Woolly underfur but little 

 developed. 



Skull distinguished from that of all other species by the great 

 length of the anterior palatine foramina, which, in the only speci- 

 men examined, are over 0-4 inch long and extend back as far as 

 the hinder edges of the anterior pair of upper premolars. Teeth 

 larger than in ordinary specimens of P. hermaphrodltns. 



Colour. liich deep brown on head, shoulders, and limbs, back 

 and sides the same but grizzled. Tail brown, tip often white. 

 Fur and underfur brown, except a long subterminal grey ring on 

 the longer hairs of the back and sides. Vibrissae dark brown. 



