TUPAIA JAVANICA. 



upper jaw, as above described, and in the posterior portion of the last grinder in 

 both jaws. All these peculiarities are distinctly exhibited on the Plate of Illustra- 

 tions in Letters O, P, & Q, to which I refer. 



I liave only to add the following particulars regarding the manners and food of the 

 species of Tupaia in general. Siu T. Stamford Raffles, in the descriptive Cata- 

 logue above mentioned, in describing the Tupaia ferruginea, remarks — " the tame one 

 above mentioned was suffered to go about at perfect liberty, ranged in freedom over 

 the whole house, and never failed to present himself on the breakfast and dinner 

 table, where he partook of fruit and milk." And in the communication extracted 

 from the proceedings of the Asiatic Society, it is stated, " that a living animal of 

 this species (T. ferruginea) was brought to Bengal by a medical gentleinan some 

 months ago : it runs about the hovise tame, bvit will not allow itself to be caught 

 for close inspection. Though at liberty to run out of doors whenever it likes, it 

 shews no disposition to leave its quarters, and evinces some attachment to the family; 

 for whenever strangers enter the house, it shews disquietude, and makes a chattering 

 noise. It occasions no trouble in feeding, for it is always on the search after insects, 

 and its favourite food seems to be flies, crickets, grasshoppers, and cockroaches." 



