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2nd. Burhee hay, probably Leopardus uncia. 



3rd. A Leopard without spots, found in Tibet and Chinese Tar- 

 tary. The description given me of this animal was very meagre. 



4th. The Adeer hay, probably only a variety of the Leopardus 

 varius. Its head is said to be much like that of a bull-dog. 



5th. Goral hay. A small sort ; might be one of the Tiger Cats. 



7. Leopardus horsfieldi (Gray).. 



This species I once examined ; it was killed near Simla ; the na- 

 tives said they are not uncommon on the ranges around that station. 

 Kills partridges and pheasants. 



8. Leopardus torcuatus, Fred. Cuv. 

 Very common at Poonah in the Deccan. 



9. Leopardus bengalensis (Desm. sp.). 



The common Jungle Cat of the plains of India and lower Hi- 

 malayan Ranges, I have often thought identical with the last. 



10. Chaus libycus, Gray. — Felis chans (Guld. sp.). 



I killed a fine specimen of this species near Rawul Pindee ; it is 

 pretty common in the Punjab, and preys chiefly on domestic poul- 

 try, rats, and mice. 



11. HYAENA striata, Zimmermann. 



Very generally distributed over the Deccan, Scinde, and Punjab, 

 and on the lower Himalayan Ranges. It prowls about the stations 

 at night, and is very destructive to poultry ; kills likewise sheep 

 and dogs. Not seen in the Valley of Cashmere. 



12. Cuon prim^evus, Hodgson. 



Ram him of the Cashmerees. 



Although not rare on the high ranges of the "Western Himalayas, 

 extending northwards beyond even the limits of forest, the Ram 

 bun is seldom seen. So cunning and stealthy are its habits, that 

 native sportsmen, long familiar with its depredations, have never 

 seen the animal. When seen, it is generally in packs. A friend 

 informed me he saw a herd of Deer (Cervus cashmirensis) pursued 

 by a pack. It appears they pass the day in caves or burrows, and 

 hunt at early morn and in the afternoon. I have frequently fol- 

 lowed their trail for miles across the Pinjal Mountains, and even dis- 

 covered places where they had lain only a few hours before, but on 

 every occasion was unable to discover them. Lieutenant Abbott, 

 75th Regiment, killed a fine specimen near Allahabad Serai, on the 

 southern ranges of Cashmere, which afterwards proved identical 

 with the specimens of the animal in the Honourable East India 

 Company's Collection in London. It is, however, by no means 

 common on the last-mentioned mountains. Native reports relative 

 to the Wild Dogs -of the Western Himalayas are very various, and 

 often contradictory. From the accounts I was enabled to glean 



