292 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIU. 



(32) Hyaena hyaena, L. 

 The Striped Hyozna. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 

 1 2 , Ramnagar, 1,100'. 



{See also Reports Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 7.) 



(38) Canis indicxjs, Hodgs 



The Co7nmon Indian Jackal. 



(Synonymy in No. 3.) 



1 d* , 1 $ , Ramnagar, 1,100' ; 3 J J , Dela Ramnagar, 1,500' ; 1 $ 

 Jerna Ramnagar, 1,500' ; Id", Champawat, Almora, 6,800' ; 

 4 c? c? , 3 2 $ , Philibhit, Rohilkhand, 800'. 



{See also all former Reports except Nos. 2 and 8.) 

 <' Does not appear to penetrate far into the higher ranges, it is found in 

 the Sarjn Valley and is common near Almora, and the Bhaba occurs 

 at Lohaghat and Ohamparat, but generally above the foothills it becomes 

 scarce." — C. A. 0. 



(34) CxjoN DUKHUNENSis, Sykes. 

 The Indian Wild Dog. 

 (Synonymy in No. 2.) 



1 5 , Ramnagar, 1,100' ; 1 c? , Lohaghat, Almora, 5,600' ; 1 $ , Phili- 

 bhit, Rohilkhand, 800'. 



{See also Reports Nos. 2, 4, 7, and 11.) 



" Owing to the large rewards offered by Government for the extermina- 

 tion of wild dogs, their numbers have been greatly reduced in the hills, but 

 they are still fairly plentiful in the Terai and Bhaba." — C.A.C. 



Vernacular name — (Hindi) Ban-kuka. 



(35) VXJLPES BENGALENSIS, ShaW. 



The Indian Fox. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 



1 (S , Dela Ramnagar, 1,500'; 1 S, Jerna Ramnagar, 1,500'; 

 IS, 1$, Philibhit, Rohilkhand, 800'; 2 S , Ramnagar, 

 1,100'. 

 " Common in the Bhaba, does not ascend the hills and as a rule avoids 

 heavy forest." — C.A.C. 



{See also Reports Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 12.) 



(36) VuLPBS MONTANA, Pears. 



The Hill Fox. 



1836. Canis vulpes montana, Pearson, J.A.S.B. V.,p. 313 (Jan.) 

 1836. Canis himalaicus, Ogilby, P.Z.S., p. 103. (Oct.) 

 1838. Vulpes nipalensis, Gray, Charlesworth's Mag. N. H. I., p. 578. 

 1881. FwZpes a/ope.?;* Blanford, Mammalia No. 75. 



1 S , Bageswar, 3,200' ; 3S 6, 1 $ , Takula, 5,300' ; 1 J , Dhakuri, 

 9,000' ; 1 (no skull) Lwarkhet, 6,000' ; 2 d" d" , 2 $ $ , Lohaghat, 

 Almora, 5,600' ; 19, Champarat, Almora, 5,300'. 

 This animal somewhat resembles the European Fox. 



" A common fox between the altitudes of 5,000 and 7,000 feet. I did not 

 observe any in the foothills or Bhaba. This species likes heavy forest. It 



