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Lutra sp. ? 

 The natives told me of an animal which from their description must 

 have been an Otter which they said was to be found in the Balasund 

 River. I never got one, however. 



sElurus fnlgens, Guv. The red Gat-bear or Himalayan Racoon. 



I once shot one of these curious animals in a forest at 5,000 feet 

 elevation. To the natives it was well known. 



Ursus torquatus, Wagner. The Himalayan black Rear. 



Common from the Serai to Darjeeling. 



The finest specimen I ever saw was shot by my friend, Mr. Radford,, 

 at 4,000 feet elevation. It measured 8 feet in length, and was, I 

 believe, quite a record specimen. 



I once tracked one for a long distance through the forest, but never 

 saw it, much less got a shot. They do a considerable amount of damage- 

 to native crops. 



Tupaia ferruginea, Raffles. The Malay Tree-Shrew. 



One of these was once brought in to me, having been caught in a cage 

 rat trap. At first I took it for a species of squirrel, Scuirus locria,. 

 which in colouring they closely resemble. I never got another one,, 

 so cannot say if it is common or not. 



Talpa micrura, Hodgs. The short-tailed Mole. 



I found this mole very abundant round Kurseong and Darjeeling,,. 

 and the forest paths were infested with their runs, I used to get 

 plenty of dead specimens after a heavy shower of rain, they havings 

 been drowned out of their runs. A native once brought me a live 

 one, which when placed on the ground ran about nimbly, uttering the 

 while a curious squealing note. The Nepalese often cut off the fore- 

 paws, and wear them round their necks as charms. The native name 

 is Ootany musa. 



Soriculus nigrescens, Gray. The Sikhim brown-toothed Shrew. 



I got several specimens of this little shrew at 5,000 feet. All of 

 them were picked up dead. 



Crocidura marina, Linn. The brown musk Shrew. 



Common in the neighbourhood of houses. This and the next 

 species are known to Anglo-Indians as " Musk Rat. " 



Crocidura cceridea, Kerr. The grey musk Shrew. 



Very common, even more so than the last. 



