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more species of Brown Bears ; but I repeat, and I think it is the 

 experience likewise of those who are conversant with the habits, &c. 

 of tbe U. isabellinus, that these varieties are merely casual, and not 

 even dependent, in every instance, on age or sex. In • Vigne's Travels 

 in Cashmere,' he says, " The female Brown Bear can be distinguished 

 from the male by colour ;" this, as I have shown, is not the case, 

 the only difference being that the male is the larger. 



The Ursus labiatus does not frequent the W. Himalayas, the 

 Punjab, or Scinde. 



28. Erinaceus collaris, Gray. 



Deccau ; Scinde ; Punjab, and lower Himalayan Ranges : common. 



29. Mus bandicota, Bechst. 



Although common at Poonah in the Deccan, I never saw this 

 species in the Himalayas or Punjab, nor do I think it is found in 

 these regions. 



30. Hystrix leucurus, Sykes. 



Scinde, particularly on the banks of the Indus, Punjab, Hima- 

 layas, and Vale of Cashmere. Not uncommon. Much prized, both 

 by natives and Europeans, as an article of food. 



31. Lepus nigricollis, Fr. Cuv. 



Scinde ; Deccan ; Punjab ; not the Himalayas. 



32. Lepus macrotus (Hodgson). 



On the plains of the Punjab, along the base of the Himalayan 

 Cbain. It extends up the valleys of the lesser ranges for some 

 distance. There are no hares in the Vale of Cashmere, although 

 the country is very inviting. 



33. Lepus oiostolus (Hodgs.). 



Ladakh : around the fresh- and salt-water lakes abundant ; bur- 

 rows or secretes itself under rocks. 



34. Lagomys roylei, Ogilby. 



Common in particular localities on the Western Himalayas, and 

 nowhere more abundant than on the steep and rugged mountains 

 of Cashmere. It is likewise common on the Choor Mountain, near 

 Simla. 



35. Lagomys, sp. ? 

 Plentiful in Ladakh. 



36. Gerbileus indicus (Hardw.). 

 Common in the Deccan, Scinde, and Punjab. 



37. Sciurus palmarum, Linn. 

 Deccan, Scinde, and Punjab. 



