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on the nortb-west Himalayas and adjoining Iiilly districts. Two 

 species of Wild Sheep occur, one in the Punjab Salt Range/ the 

 other in the Himalayas. The occurrence of the former at such a 

 low altitude, and in such a hot summer climate, is very remarkable. 



The magnificent Gaur, the Bison of sportsmen, abounds in the 

 forests of Southern India, and extends more sparingly into Central 

 India, as well as to Burmah and the Malay peninsula; and the wild 

 Buffalo is found in the eastern portions of both Northern and Cen- 

 tral India. 



Two species of Scaly Ant-eater, Manis, occur in India, one com- 

 mon throughout all India ; the other a Chinese species, just reaching 

 our north-east limit at Darjeeling. 



Little is known of the distribution of the marine Cetacea and 

 Sirenia. The Dugong occurs sparingly in the southern coasts of 

 India, and various species of Delphinus, one Glolicephalus, and one 

 Balcenoptera are occasionally captured off the coasts or stranded. 

 The Ganges and the Indus abound with a fresh water Porpoise of 

 a peculiar type, Flatanista. 



To conclude, Southern India, more particularly the richly wooded 

 Malabar coast, possesses more species peculiar to it than all Central 

 and Northern India, except the Himalayan range; and of the animals 

 only found in this latter region, several equally belong to the Indo- 

 Chinese Fauna, of which they appear to be the western extension, 

 and a few others to Central Asia, whilst a moderate number of 

 species appear to be peculiar to this mountainous region. 



