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BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY'S 

 MAMMAL SURVEY OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. 



Report No. ] 2. 



BY K. V. Ryley. 



With Field Notes hy the Collector, G. A. Crump. 



Collection ... ... ... No. 12. 



Locality ... .., ... Palanpur and Mount Abu. 



Date March- July 1913. 



Collected by ... ... ... Mr. C. A. Crump. 



Earlier Reports ... ... No. 1, E. Khandesli, Vol. XXI, 



p. 392; 1912. No. 2, Berars, Vol. XXI, p. 820, 1912; No. 3, 

 Cutch, Vol. XXI, p. 826, 1912; No. 4, Nimar, Vol. XXI, p. 844, 

 1912 ; No, 5, Dharwar, Vol. XXI, p. 1170, 1912 ; No. 6, Kanara, Vol. 

 XXII, p. 29, 1913; No. 7, Central Provinces, Vol. XXII, p. 45, 1913 ; 

 No. 8, Bellary, Vol. XXII, p. 58, 1913 ; No. 9, Mysore, Vol. XXII, 

 283, 1913; No. 10, I^thiawar, Vol. XXII, p. 464, 1913; No. 11, 

 Ooorg, Vol. XXII, p. 486, 1913. 



This collection, was made partly in the sandy open conntiy in 

 the vicinity of Palanpur and Deesa, partly at Mount Abn, jnst over 

 the boundary in Raj putana, while the last camp was at Danta, 

 Mahi Kantha. 



The following notes on the actual collecting stations are given 

 by Mr. C. A. Crump : — 



'• Palaniour, Gujerat. — '-'While collecting in this State I received 

 assistance in many waj^s from Col. W. Merewether, Political Agent 

 and from Nawabzada Mahomed. During my stay in Deesa Canton- 

 ment I was fortunate in having the co-operation of Capt. L. S. 

 Eenton, the Cantonment Magistrate, who secured for me many 

 specimens which otherwise I could not have obtained. 



The area collected over is a slightly undulating alhivial plain 

 of which the soil is very light with considerable areas of fine yellow 

 sand. The elevated and fiat portions of the plain are sparsely 

 vegetated, cactus and babul being most in evidence. In the 

 depressions a good deal of irrigated cultivation is carried on and 

 large trees are numerous. Banas River, rising near the Abu 

 Range flows through the State in a south-westerly dii-ection. 



Palawpur. — Slightly undulating soil, very light. Collection made 

 on the outskirts of the town. With the exception of the desert 

 Gerbils, bats, house-rats and mice, the specimens were obtained 

 from the cultivation irrigated by wells. 



Lunwa. — More undulating than Palanpur, otherwise similar. 

 No water except from wells. 



Deesa. — One of the features of Deesa is the Banas River, now 

 nearly dry, but containing an abundance of grasses and rushes 

 which afford an excellent cover for animals. ' The Cantonment is 



