3fAMMAL SURVEY OF INDIA. 291 



" No. 1815 must have been an exceedingly large panther, and, although 

 apparently not much stretched, its head and body alone measures 5 ft. 

 9 ir.s., its entire length is S ft. 6 ins., but at least a foot of its tail has been 

 broken off. It is considered remarkably large here, and it would have been 

 interesting to have known its measurements in the flesh. 



No. 1904 is said, by the natives who caught it, to have been adult, and 

 an example of the small, so called dog-panther, but it appears to me to be 

 without doubt an immature specimen." — G. C. S. 



Felis (domestic). 



S 1816, 18.38, 1869, 1891, 1893. $ 1892. Kolar, E. Mysore. 

 " These specimens are the typical domestic village cat of the Dekhan. 

 There seems to be very little variation in their markings, except as to the 

 extent of white on their limbs and underparts." — Ct. C. S. 



Oanis indicus, Hodgs. 



The Common Indian Jackal. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 

 2 2112, 2136. Sivasamudram, S. Mysore. 



[See also Reports Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.) 



MuNGOs MUNGo, Gmel. 



The Common Indian Mongoose. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



d" 1973, 1998. $1972,1997. Seringapatam, S. Mysore. 



{See also Eeports Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.) 



" The common mongoose around Seringapatam ; this species was also 

 identified at Sivasamudram." — G. C. S. 



FUNAMBULTTS PALMARUM, L. 



The Palm Squirrel. 



(Synonymy in No. 2.) 



2 1708. Bangalore, E. Mysore. 



e 1861. 2 1785, 1896, 1897, Kolar, E. Mysore. 



5 1906,1907. 2 1907,1908. Kolar Town, E. Mysore. 



6 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2003, 



2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013. 2 1983, 1989, 1992, 2002, 

 2006. Seringapatam, S. Mysore. 

 S 2145. Sivasamudram, S. Mysore. 



(<Si?e also Reports Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8.) 



" Not very plentiful around Bangalore, but it is said to have died off in 

 large numbers during the last Bubonic plague epidemic, although it is curi- 

 ous that it does not appear to die off in all plague striken localities. Verj^ 

 plentiful around Kolar." 



Existing in what appeared to be abnormal numbers around Seringa- 

 patam." — G. C. S. 



Tatera ixmca, Hardw. 



The Indian Gerhil. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1 .) 

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