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708 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII. 



FlTNAMBXJLUS PALAMAKXJM, L. 



'The Palm Squirrel. 

 (Synonymy in No. 2.) 



2 d d, i^ 2 $. Colombo, Ceylon. 



2 c? d, 2 2 §. Kattawa, S. Ceylon. 

 4 cJ c?, 7 5 $. Udugama, S. Ceylon. 



3 d c?, 1 $• Ranna, S. Ceylon. 



7 d c?, 3 2 5. Hambantota, S. Ceylon. 



3 dd'. Weligatta, S. Ceylon. 



3 d c^, 5 2 2- Wellawaya, S. Ceylon. 



4 d c5', 1 2> 1 in al. Kumbukkan, S. Ceylon. 



{See also Reports Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9). 



These squirrels may represent F, brodei (Blyth), but until specimens 

 come in from further north this cannot be definitely stated. 



FUNAMBTJLTJS TRILINEATUS, Kel. 



The Neioera Eliya ground Squirrel. 



1852. Sciurus trilineatus, Kelaart, Prod. p. 54, 



1891. Sciurus sublineatus, Blanford, Mammalia No. 256 {partivi.) 



1 S • Kottawa, S. Ceylon. 



A small dark-brown squirrel finely specked with yellow, having three 

 slightly paler longitudinal stripes on the back, underside pale tawny. Fur 

 soft and dense. Tail hairs banded black and yellow. Head and body 

 about 5 inches, tail about the same length. The differences between this 

 form and F. sublineatus will be found in the " Scientific Results ", Vol. XXFI, 

 p. 661. 



Tateka indica, Hardw. 



The Indian Gerbil. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



1 in al. Undugama, S. Ceylon. 



2 J c? , 3 2 $ • Ranna, S. Ceylon. 



11 d d, 16 2 2- Hambantota, S. Ceylon. 



1 2 . Tellula, S. Ceylon. 



3 d d , 3 2 2 • AVelligatta, S. Ceylon. 

 3 2$- Wellawaya, S. Ceylon. 



(*e also Reports Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 and 12.) 



MiLLAKDIA MELTADA, Gray. 



The Soft-furred Field-Rat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 



2 d d, 2 2 ? • Ranna, S. Ceylon . 



2 d d, 11 2 $j 1 in al. Hambantota, S. Ceylon. 



2 d d . Weligatta, S. Ceylon. 



3 dd, 1 2- Wellawaya, S. Ceylon. 

 (<Seeal80 Reports Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10 and 11.) 



Epimys rufescens. Gray. 



The Common Indian Rat. 



(Synonymy in No. I.) 



4 6 6, 1 2 • Colombo, Ceylon. 



