278 LETTER FROM DR. J, ANDERSON. [May 13, 
Mr. W. T. Blanford has kindly given me the names of the shells, 
and Dr. Day of Madras has worked out the fishes. I shall do the 
mammals, birds, and reptiles myself, and give an account of the 
geology. I have collected vocabularies of the various native tribes, 
and shall be able to give you a rather interesting account of the hill 
tribes between Burmah and China. 
“T have brought two living Monkeys of the Rhesus group from 
Yunan, quite different from anything I have ever seen. I also came 
across another peculiar form of this genus, and sent the specimen 
alive to Bhamaun under the care of a policeman (one of our guards), 
with strict orders, if it died, to preserve the skin and skeleton ; this, 
however, was not done. The two specimens | have brought with 
me are small, and have the red face of Macacus rhesus. I agree 
with you that more than one species have been hitherto united under 
that name. My specimens are great pets; and after they have been 
figured, I will send them to the Zoological Society. They were 
obtained in the province of Yunan, at an elevation of from 4000 to 
5000 feet. I got Thaumalea amherstie, aud a Francolin which I 
am not quite sure about, as also a Pheasant, which is the living 
image of the English bird. I have also species of Suthora and Pyc- 
nonotus, and other birds which have yet to be determined. The 
mammals and reptiles are not yet finished. Day has described a 
number of new fishes, and Blanford about twelve new species of land 
_and freshwater shells. 
“TI am trying hard to get living specimens of the pigmy Hog of 
the Terai for the Zoological Society, and hope to succeed. To-day 
I have had a letter from Mr. J. C. Haughton, Commissioner of Jul- 
pigom, offering me a living Aretonya:, which I have also accepted 
for the Society. I do not know the species yet, but it will probably 
be A. collaris.” 
The Secretary also read the following extract from a letter addressed 
to him by the same gentleman, dated Indian Museum, Calcutta, 
April 11th, 1869 :— 
««] know you will be interested to learn that the three specimens 
of Ailurus have arrived. I have taken them under my charge, and 
am doing all I can to mitigate their sufferings from the heat, which 
has been very great during the last few days, reaching as high as 
95° on the cool shaded side of the house. I have a man attending 
to them all day; and when the sun goes down I have them carried 
out into a cool breezy spot. I have had a new and comfortable airy 
cage constructed, as the one they were in was filthy in the extreme. 
«The original specimen, which I found at Darjeeling, and which 
now belongs to Dr. Simpson, is in capital condition, and may live 
through the heat of the Red Sea; but I doubt much if the others 
will. I have told Dr. Simpson to preserve their bodies if they die. 
They are most interesting animals. In appearance they are wonder- 
fully like Raccoons. Every movement is Bear-like; they sit up on 
their hind quarters and strike with their paws in the same way as 
the Bear, climb like the Bear, and when irritated make the sudden 
