200 MISCELLANEOUS. 



His skin is of a brownish-grey color, with dark vertical stripes : the hair is long and 

 coarse, and forms a sort of mane on the neck and shoulders. 



I have never shot, and have only twice seen, a Hyaena ; on both occasions at night 

 when I had no gun. The first was near Siibathu, the second was in the station of Kasaoli. 

 I was walking through the latter place one moonlight night, when I came upon a Hyaena 

 on the road ; the brute merely moved a little to one side, and had the impertinence to growl 

 at me as I passed. 



Hyaenas often carry off dogs and goats, but I believe that they will never attack a 

 man. They are cowardly beasts, and, when speared off horseback, never attempt to show 

 fight, though they often give a good run. 



The Indian Black Bear — Ursus Ldbiatus. 



The Indian Black Bear, or Sloth Bear as it is sometimes called, is found, though not 

 in large numbers, throughout the Dun and Terai. It is more plentiful among the rocky hills 

 of Bi'rbhum, Singbhum, and Chota Nagpur. 



It is smaller than the Himalayan Black Bear, and is differently shaped, having a long 

 head with largely developed lips, and slenderer limbs than the other species. The color of 

 the coat is a rusty black, with a white V-shaped mark on the chest, and a greyish muzzle. 



The hair is coarse and long, attaining its greatest length on the forequarters. The claws 

 are most formidable weapons. Unlike most other Bears, which appear to delight in cold 

 climates, this Bear seems to be regardless of heat, and inhabits some of the hottest loca- 

 lities in India. 



Its favorite haunts are rocky hills, where it spends the heat of the day in a cave, or 

 under some shady tree. It lives upon fruit, larvoe of insects, roots, &c, and it is excessively 

 fond of the flower of the mhowa tree, to obtain which, it will travel great distances. I have 

 never heard of this Bear eating flesh, either killed by itself, or carrion. 



It is said to be extremely savage, and to attack people when quite unprovoked, but I do 

 not believe that any animal, as a general rule, will go out of its way to attack man. 



Common as this Bear is in certain districts, it has so happened that I have never been 

 able to devote any time to its pursuit, and though I have two or three times hunted for it, 

 it was under unfavorable circumstances. The only one that I ever saw was in the Bhutan 

 Dooars when I was beating for Rhinoceros, and as I only had an indistinct view of it in the 

 long grass, I mistook it for a Pig till it was too late to get a shot at it. 



The Javan or Sunderbun Rhinoceros — Rhinoceros Sondaicus. 



This comparatively little-known Rhinoceros is still tolerably abundant in the Sunderbuns 

 or Gangetic Delta, where it inhabits the swampy islands near the sea face. It is also found, 

 but rarely, in the Sikkim Terai, where, I believe its existence was not known for certain 

 until I recognized it in 1878. 



It is sometimes known as the Lesser Indian Rhinoceros, but when full-grown it is little, 

 if at all, inferior in size to the other species. 



