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lelis tif/ris is not found in this State. 



Felis pardus. (Vernacular name : — Dipra.) Common in the Gir and about 

 the Girna. 



Cyncslwus jttbatus, Cheeta (Vernacular name : — Chitah). Most of the 

 shikaris are familiar with this specips but all agree that it is now very- 

 rare in the State. 



Hycena hycenu, Hygena (Vernacular name : — Jarak.) !Not very common 

 in the places I visited. 



Mellivora imUca, Ratal (Vernacular name : — Basxora, Ghok-khodia.) 

 Found near the Girna, where it visits the Hindu burning ground and 

 is said to dig up human bodies from their graves. I sat up by moonlight 

 for this aniinal but had no luck. 



Melursus zirsinus, Sloth Bear. Unknown. 



Bosela2)hus trayocamelus, Nilgai (Vernacular name : — Rooj.) Found in 

 the Gir and about the Girna, is scarce. 



Tetracerus (/z««cir{cor?izs,Four-hornedAntelope(Vernacular name: — Guntla.) 

 Fairly plentiful in the Gir, I saw two but failed to bag the one at which I fired. 



Muntiacus ixtginalis,li-Axk\ng Deer. Found in the Gir, I heard one barking in 

 the evening. 



Rusa U7iicolor, Sambar (Vernacular name: — Sambhar). Gir Forest 

 and Girna Range. 



Axiii axis, Spotted Deer (Vernacular name : — Passu.) In the Gir 

 forest, I believe, plentiful. 



Manis crassicaudata, Anteater. No information. 



No large squirrel or flying squirrel is known in the Gir. 



The second part of this Collection was made in Rajkot, Rajkot State, 

 Kathiawar. Through the courtesy of the Thakur Sahib, I received much 

 assistance, and Major W. M. P. Wood, Political Agent, Halar Prant, kindly 

 interested himself in my doings and caused the local Vhagris to catch and 

 bring mammals to me. Mr. J. J. Turner, Acting Principal of the Rajkumar 

 College, and Mr, Lyon Scott, Manager of the Rajkot Branch of the Bank of 

 Bombay, spontaneously gave me the services of their shikaries, so that the 

 direct result of all this was a collection of 345 specimens during a stay of 

 27 days. Captain A. H. L. Mosse and Mr. F. Trotter also ofi'ered assistance. 



Rajkot is situated in the midst of an extensive alluvial plain, quite flat 

 with the exception of a small group of low hills. Beyond the actual outskirts 

 of the town, the country is almost treeless and with only occasional patches 

 of. scrub, it is almost entirely under cultivation, a great variety of crops 

 being raised, the principal product is wheat. Frequently the only break 

 in a featureless landscape is a cactus hedge lining the road. 



Bats.^ — A few specimens of Hipimsideros f ulcus were tsik.eninVoTcxi'^vn.QS^ 

 earths, otherwise the natives could not find any bats near or in Rajkot. I 

 noti ed very few flying during the evenings, the specimens of Rhimopoma 

 and Taphozous v/ere brought from a fort some distance away. 



Raradoxurus niger. A shikari said he saw two in the town." 



Vankaneer. — A stay was made from January 4th to January 16th and 

 a small collection made amongst the limestone hills which are a great 

 feature of the immediate neighbourhood. 



These hills rise to a height of 1,000 ft. and are covered with a scanty 

 growth of short grass, cactus and a few Babul tr^es. 



The third part of the Collection Avas made in Dhrangadhra, Baja:n'a and 

 Bhavnagar States, Kathiawar. The following field notes were sent : — 



" My thanks are due to H. H. the Raj Sahib for the facilities he gave 

 me for collecting in his State, and I was also fortunate in having the keen 

 co-operation of Major C. F. Harold, Political Agent, Jalawad Prant, who 

 has kindly ofi'ered to collect the larger animals and fill up the deficiencies. 



