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Gerbillus indicus, Hardw. The Indian Gerbille or Antelope Bat. 

 Common at the base of the mountains, and I once caught a specimen 

 among the tea at 5,000 feet. 



3Ius rattus, Linn. The common Indian Rat. 

 This was the common house rat of Darjeeling, and I never remember 

 seeing M. decumanus. Nearly all the specimens 1 got of this were the- 

 variety alexandrinus. 



Mus musculus, Linn. The common House-Mouse. 

 Common everywhere. 



Lepus ruficaudatus, Geoff. The common Indian Hare. 

 I used to get several of these on some grassy hills near the forest 

 house in Kurseong, and. had some young ones brought to me, but I did. 

 not manage to rear them. 



Elephis maximuS) Linn. The Indian Elephant. 

 Common in parts of the Terai. An old female with her calf once as- 

 cended the forests to 5,000 feet, and I remember seeing her tracks, 

 along the forest paths. 



Bos gaurus, Trail. The Gaur. 

 Common in the forests of the Terai. I saw some magnificent heads 

 which had been brought from there in the Forest Officer's house in 

 Kurseong. 



Cemas goral, Hardw. The Goral. 

 The goral is common throughout the Darjeeling district. I think 

 one must be very keen on sport to go out after goral often, as they 

 inhabit the rockiest and most inaccessible places, and many a weary- 

 and long climb I had after them before I shot one. In the early 

 mornings and evenings they leave the lower jungle, and come out 

 to feed on the grassy plateaus. I found them very good to eat; their 

 flesh tasted like mutton. 



Nemorhmdus bubalinus, Sclater. The Himalayan Serow or Goat- 

 antelope. 



I once surprised one of these animals as it was feeding one morning- 

 on n grassy plateau at 5,000 feet. To the natives it is well known, and; 

 they often shoot it. To sportsmen in Darjeeling it is known as- 

 "Tehr " — a name which really belongs to quite a different animal. 



