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Petaurista LANKA, Wrought. 

 The large Grey Flying-Squirrel. 



1891. Pteromys oral, Blanford, Mamncalia No. 227 (partim). 

 1911. Petaurista lanka, Wroughton, H. B. N. H. S., XX, p. 1017. 



1 5 . Kumbukkan, S. Ceylon. 

 1 j . Wellawaya, S. Ceylon. 



A large grey flying squirrel, hairs dark-ashy grey, tipped with white ; 

 feet and hands black ; underside greyish white ; fur very soft. Head 

 and body about 16 inches. Distinguished from the mainland form (P. 

 phillippenis) by the absence of the reddish-brown tinge. 



SCIUROPTERUS (PETINOMYS) FUSCOCAPILLUS, Blyth. 



The S)nall Flying-Squirrel. 



1847. Sciuropterus fuscocupillus, Blyth, J. A. S. B., XVI, p. 867. 

 1850. Sciuropterus layardi, Kelaart, J. R. A. S., Ceyl., 11., p. 328. 

 1879. Pteromys fuscocapillus, Anderson, An. Zool. Res., p. 294. 



1 $ . Wellawaya, S. Ceylon. 



A small reddish-brown flying-squirrel. Fur dark-ashy grey tipped with 

 chestnut-brown. Fur very soft, especially on the tail ; underside paler in 

 colour. Conspicuous long dark hairs surrounded the ears, these are 

 absent in >S'. fimhriatus. Head and body about 12 inches, tail about the 

 same length. 



Ratufa MACROTJiiA, Penn, 



The Black Giant Squirrel. 



1769. Sciurus macrourus, Pennant, Ind. Zool. 1., pi. 1. 



1785, Sciurus ceilonensis, Boddaert, Elencli. An., p. 117. 



1888. Sciurus macrurus, Blanford, Mammalia No. 241 {partim). 



2 $ $ . Kottawa, S. Ceylon. 



A large squirrel, black above, sometimes brownish black ; tail, hands and 

 feet black ; bright yellow buff on the underside, this colour coming round 

 to the outside of the arms and legs which helps to distinguish it from the 

 Burma species R. gigantea. Buff markings also on the face and top of the 

 head. Head and body about 16 inches, tail about the same length. 



Ratufa macroura tennenxi, Blyth. 



The Grizzled Giant Squirrel, 



1849. Sciurus tennenti, Blyth, J. A. S. B., XVIII, p. 600. 

 1888. Sciurus macrurus, Blanford, Mammalia No. 241 (partim.) 



1 6 , I 2 • Ranna, S. Ceylon. 



1 d", 1 $. Wellawaya, S. Ceylon. 



1 6,2 2 2- Kumbukkan, S. Ceylon. 

 A squirrel similar to It. macroura, but is bay coloured, grizzled with 

 white above ; underside, legs and markings on head and face are creamy 

 yellow. The forehead is almost black, and in some cases the shoulders 

 are brown black and not grizzled. The tail is blackish-brown grizzled 

 with grey. Head and body about 15^ inches, tail slightly longer. Weight 

 about 2 lbs. 



Blanford has transposed the names macroura and tennenti as Mr. 

 Wroughton pointed out in his paper on the " Giant Squirrels " (J. B. N 

 H. S., Vol. XIX, p. 885, 1910.) 



