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(25) Felis kubiginosa, Geoffr. 



T/ie Rusty-Spotted Cat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 5.) 

 J 1, Ambawela ; $ 1, Hakgalla, S. Ceylon J 2. 

 {See also Report No. 13.) 



Felis (domestic). 



1 melano, Yatiyantota; cJ 1> Ambawela. 



The Yatiyantota specimen is merely an melano of the common domestic 

 cat, and not of affinis, as supposed by the donor. 



(26) ViVERRIOULA MALACCENSIS, Grmel. 



The Small Indian Civet. 

 (Synonymy in No. 3.) 



S 4, in al. 1, Maha Oya ; S 2, Mankeni; S 2, Cheddikulam; 

 S 1. Pattipola; S 2, Tammannewa ; S. Oeylon S 3- 



{See also Reports Nos. 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16.) 



(27) Pakadoxukus niger, Desm. 

 The Indian Toddy Cat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 5.) 

 S 1, Tammannewa; S. Oeylon c? 2, 2 !• 



{See also Reports Nos. 7, 8, 11, 13 and 15.) 



(28) Paradoxurus aureus, F. Cuv. 

 The Ceylonese Palm Civet. 



1822. Paradoxurus aureus, F. Ouvier, Mem., Mus., Hist., Nat., IX., p. 48. 

 1852. Paradoxurus zeylanicus, Kelaart, Prod., p. 39. 

 1888. Paradoxurus aureus, Blanford, Manmialia No. 53. 

 $ jl, Maha Oya. 



(29) MuNGOS LANKA, Wrought. 



The Common Ceylon Mungoose. 



1808. Herpestes mungo, Blanford, Mammalia No. 60 (partim). 

 1915. Mungos lanka, Wroughton, Journ. B. N. H. S. XXIV., p. 53. 



S 1, Mannar ; S 1, Kala Oya ; $ 2, Tammannewa. 



{See also Reports Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15.) 



This is no doubt the Ceylon representative of Mungos mungo, but in 

 sorting out the races of that species recently (1. c.) it became evident that 

 the Ceylon form required a new name. 



" I did not get any of these until I got to the N. and N. W. Provinces. 

 M. smithi and M. flavidens being most common. In my experience the 

 M. vitticollis is very scarce or extremely wary and shy. From evidence of 

 white and native residents it is rarely seen. The latter say that when it 

 goes out it is always protected by the other mongoose who warn it of any 

 danger."— E.W.M. 



