MAMMAL SURVEY OF INDIA. 485 



Hystrix leucuea, Sykes. 



The Indian Porcupine. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



1 S • Junagadh, Kathiawar. 



1 c? . Talala, Kathiawar. 



1 $ . Keshocl, Kathiawar. 



1 c? ; 1 $ • Baradia, Kathiawar. 



1 c? • Rajkot, Kathiawar. 



1 d" . Vankaneer, Kathiawar. 



(See also Reports Nos. 1, 2 and 5.) 



Vernacular name :■ — Seecai. 



" Common in most parts of the State ; I observed footprints at Kudia. 

 At Verawal there is a porcupine's earth in a rocky hill, the foot of which is 

 washed by the sea. I watched this earth by moonlight but the Porcupine 

 failed to appear. I shot No. 1784 in teak jungle one hour before dark. 

 The flesh of a young porcupine is remarkably fine eating, but during skin- 

 ning operations on No. 1998, which appeared to be a very old individual, a 

 very rank and rather pungent odour emanated from the flesh. The Whagris 

 say the liver is bitter. I have noticed in young but full-grown animals that 

 the sexual organs of the male are very poorly developed and in the female 

 the mammary glands are invisible." — C. A. C. 



Lepus dayanus, Blanf . 



The Sind Hare. 



(Synonymy in No. 3.) 



1 9 • Junagadh, Kathiawar. 



3 2 $ . Keshod, Kathiawar. 



1 2 . Verawal, Kathiawar. 



1 (5 . Talala, Kathiawar. 



1 S • Sasan. 



45$. Baradia, Kathiawar. 



6 c? d" ; 8 2 2 . Rajkot, Kathiawar. 



1 c? ; 3 2 2 • Vankaneer. 



2 c? J ■ Juna Bowli. 



1 d" ; 1 2 • Moti Mojiti, Bajana. 

 1 2- Sadla, Bajana. 



3 c? d ; 5 2 2 • Sihor, Bhavnagar. 



{See also Report No. 3.) 



This series of hares presents considerable variation in size and in shade 

 of coat, but probably this is due to the age of the animal and also to the 

 newness of the coat, as the difi'erences are not consistent ; they are left as 

 dayanus, which species they most resemble. 



Vernacular name : — Sasala. 



" Hares may be common near Junagadh, but I could not find them owing 

 to the standing crops ; I saw a few at Keshod and occasionally in the Gir ; 

 scarce at Verawal ; common at Baradia ; no sign of them at Kudia ; very 

 common in the more remote parts of Rajkot." — C. A. C. 



Gazblla bennetti, Sykes. 



The Indian Gazelle. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



