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time, basing on certain skull characters, degcribed a subspecies macneiUi, 

 from Assam. Geographically the present specimen probably belongs to this 

 form, but its extreme youth, and the absence of a skull make it impossible to 

 form a conficent opinion, so I have judged it safest to use the older name. 



(32) Petaurista candidulus, Wr. 

 The Chindzvin Llying Squirrel. 

 (Synonymy in No. 20.) 

 c5'2, 5 3, not sexed 1, skull only 1, Kindat, up to 20 miles; cJl, 

 Chin Hills, 50m., W. 

 " Fairly common in forests, but not easy to shoot. They come at night 

 to feed on the fruit of the Ryinrjado. The seeds are all eaten before ripe, 

 by biting along the edge of the pod, and ripping oflf one side. At night at 

 least they appear to be fearless ; shouting does not disturb them at all and 

 even a gun shot, unless the shot pass fairly close, only causes the noise of 

 munching to stop for a minute. On the ground they are savage, and bite 

 hard but luckily they are clumsy. My Chins tell me they live in large 

 nests of twigs and leaves (like a squirrel's dray, but larger and flimsier) 

 during the day in the hot and cold weather. In the rains they live in 

 holes m trees. Weight 5-6 lbs. Slightly in milk at the end of December 

 and also in March, so apparently suckles young all the year round." — 

 J.M.D.M. 



(33) Petaurisxa sybilla, Thos. and Wr. 



The Lesser Chindwin Flying Squirrel. 



1916. Petaurista sybilla, Thomas and Wroughton, Journ. B. N. H. S. 

 Vol. XXIV., p. 423. 

 61, $ 1, Chin Hills, 50 m.,W. 

 "I have not seen this species before, but J. C. Hopwood got some 20 or 

 25 skins in 1914. Shot in a nest at 5,000 feet, close to a village." — 

 J.M.D.M. 



This beautiful Flying Squirrel belongs to a group distinct irom. candidulus, 

 being smaller, and having a smaller, more delicately formed skull. It is 

 various shades of ochraceous above and ochraceous buff below. 



(34) Pteromys albonigee, Hodgs. 

 The Parti-coloured Flying Squirt-el. 



(Synonymy in No. 20.) 

 (No skulls 3,*Manipur, recorded in Chindwin Report under 38) ; 

 c? 3, $ 3, no skulls 5, Chin Hills, 50m., W. ; J 1 (no skull), 30 

 miles W. of Kindat. 



(See also Reports Nos. 17 Supp. and 23.) 



(35) Ptekomys sp. (Phayrei group). 



No skull 1, Manipur (recorded in Chindwin Report under 39) ; 

 no skulls 9, Chm Hills, 50m., W. 



(36) Ratufa gigantea lutrina, Thos. and Wr. 

 The Pale Assam Giant Squirrel. 

 (Synonymy in No. 20.) 



$ 3, Kabaw Valley ; J 3, 53.. Kindat up to 20 ms, S. W. ; J I, 

 Chin Hills, 40m., W. 

 " Common, but appears to leave the hills during April and May. Eaten 

 by both Burmans and Chins." 



