MAMMAL SURVEY OF INDIA. 71 '.) 



" Diurnal. Fairly plentiful, although probably local. When once recog- 

 nised they are not likely to be mistaken for squirrels, except at a distance. 

 Although active and constantly on the move they do not take the big leaps 

 from tree to tree that squirrels of a similar size do. Biandford gives the 

 mammary formula for Tupaia as 4 ; in this species and probably in others 

 there are 6." — G. C. S. 



Felis bengalensis, Kerr. 

 The Leopard Cat. 

 1. Ruby Mines, N. Shan States, 

 1. Maymyo, N. Shan States (T. A. Hauxwell.) 



( (S'ee also Eeport No. 11 ) 



" Not plentiful "—a. C. S. 



Vernacular name. — Hen-Wap. ( Shan ). 



Felis temmincki, Vigors and Horsf. 

 The Golden Cat. 



1828. Felis temmincki, Vigors and Horsf., Zool. Journ. Ill, p. 451. 

 1831. Felis moormensis, JEodgs., Gleanings in Science III, p. 177. 

 1888. Felis teimnincki, Blanf., Mammalia No. 34. 



3145. (no skull). Maymyo, N. Shan States. (Major Stewart.) 



A large chestnut-bay coloured cat, with a deeper chestnut stripe down 

 the back and darker markings on the head and face. Paler on the under- 

 surface with dark spots en the breast. Tail thick and dark red. No 

 measurements are recorded on the above specimen. 



" This specimen, which was received from Major Stewart, was shot near 

 Maymyo over a calf that it had killed." — G. C. S. 



Vernacular names. — Hso-Hpai, Miao-Hton (wild eat). 



Felis pabdus, L. 



The Panther. 



( Synonymy in No. 5. ) 



1 ( black ) Euby Mines, N. Shan States. 



( See also Reports Nos. 5, 6, 9, 11 and 13.) 



" Plentiful as in the Malay countries. Melanistic individuals seem to be 

 of more frequent occurrence than in India." — -G. C. S. 

 Vernacular name. — Hso-Som ( Shan ). 



Felis ( domestic. ) 



1 S • Maymyo, N. Shan States. 



I S ' Pyaunggaung, N. Shan States. 



( See also Reports Nos. 9 and 11. ) 



" These specimens are typical of those kept in the Shan villages ." — 

 'G. C. S. 



Vernacular name. — Miao (Shan). 



ViVBRKA ZIBETHA, L. 



The Large Indian Civet. 



1766. Viverra zibetha, L., Syst. Nat. 1., p. 55. 



1829. ViveiTU undulata, Gray, Spic. Zool., p. 9. 



