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(If any Member would obtain a series of these they would be a 

 most valuable acquisition. There are three species, one or more of 

 which might be found hereabouts, t'iz;., 1. Ft. liyi?omelanus geminorum, 

 Mill, from S. Twin Islands; 2. Ft. intermedius, K. And., from 

 Amherst, the type of which is the only specimen known ; 3. Ft. 

 lylei, K. And., a dwarf species from S. Siam.j 



Felis pardus, L. — Plentiful round Victoria Point, a considerable 

 proportion of specimens being melanistic. 



Vernacular name. — Eimau-bintang (Malay, Bankachon). 



Felis sp. — A cat, known as Kuching-Jalang, is said to occur 

 rarely round Bankachon ; this may be F. viverrina. 



Frionodon maculosus, Blanf. — I cotild get no information about 

 this animal, though a specimen has been recently recorded from 

 Siam, near the Tenasserim boundary. 



Guo7i rutilans, Muell. — Said to be very rare in the District. 



Vernacular name. — Sigala, or Srigala (Malay, Bankachon). 



Arctonyx sp. — The Hog-badger appears to be very rare. 



Vernacular name. — Khwe-htu-wet-htu (Burmese) ; Mambarang 

 (Malay, Bankachon). 



Lutra sp. — Otters are said to be fairly numerous inland, but near 

 the Coast and on the lower course of the Tenasserim Eiver they 

 are rare or absent. 



JJrsus torquatus , Wagn. — Has occasionally been shot by residents. 



Vernacular name — Bruang-OURANG (Malay, Bankachon). 



JJrsus malayanus, Eaff. — Probably more plentiful than torquatus. 



Vernacular name — BruaiVG (Malay, Bankachon). 



Fleiolias. — Elephants were seen round Bankachon and 

 Mali wan. 



Vernacular name — GtAJA (Malay, Bankachon). 



Rhinoceros sondaicus, Cuv. — 



Vernacular name — Kyant-sin (Burmese) ; Badak-tam-pong 

 (Malay, Bankachon). 



Tapinis indicus, Cuv. — Said to be rare round Victoria Point. 

 Mr. C. B. Hall tells me that he once found the remains of one, that 

 had been killed by a tiger, near his Estate. 



Vernacular name — Gaja-mena (Malay, Bankachon^. 



Biios gaurus, H. Sm. — Said to be plentiful round Maliwun. 



Vernacular name — Sladang, or Saladang (Malay, Banka- 

 chon). 



Bihos sondaicus, Muell. — Said to occvir 40 miles inland from 

 Victoria Point. 



Vernacular name — Sapi-lumboo (Malay, Bankachon). 



Gapricornis, sp. — Serow are said to exist on the Hills north of the 

 Tenasserim River. 



Ma7iis javanica, Desm.' — Said to be uncommon. 



Vernacular name — Tangiling (Malaj^, Bankachon)." 



