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Mammals of Burma. 



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Sub-fam. Pabadoxuein2e (Musangs). 



*46. Paeaboxueus gkeayi (J. 124). 

 Paradoxurus grayi, Bennet, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 118, 

 Hill Musang. Inhabits the Arakan hills. 



*47. P. musawa (J. 123). 



Paradoxurus musanga, F. Cuv., Mamra. Lith. ii. t. 55. Kyowng-woon-bank, Arakan. 

 Common Musang. As common as in the neighbouring countries. 



48. P. TEIVIEGATTIS. 

 Paradoxurus trivirgatus, Temm. Monagr. ii. t. 63, fig. 1 ; Kyoung-na-ga, Mason. 

 The three- streaked Musang inhabits Tenasserim provinces, Malayan 

 peninsula, Sumatra, and Java. 



^49. P. LETJCOTIS. 



Paradoxurus leucotis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxvii. p. 274 ; Horsfield's Catal. Mamra. 

 India House Mus., No. 66. JVa-zwet-phyoo, Arakan. 



The white-eared Musang inhabits Sylhet, Arakan, and Mergui.* 



*50. Aectictis biktueoistg (J. 126). 



Viverra binturong, Kaffles, Trans. Lin. Soc. xiii. p. 253. Myoule-kya, or " Monkey- 

 tiger," Arakan. 



The Binturong inhabits the Mishmi hills, at the head of the valley 

 of Assam, and occurs southward to the Straits of Singapore, and is also 

 found in the islands of Sumatra and Java. Einlayson procured it in Siam. 



Fam. Herpestida^, 



Mungoose. 

 ^51. Ueva canceivoea (J. 134). 



Urva cancrivora, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. vol. vi. p. 561. Mwai-ba, Arakan. 

 The crab-eating Mungoose is found in Nipal, the Khasia hills, Arakan, 

 Pegu, E". Tenasserim, Vokien hills near Amoy (Swinhoe). It is the only 

 representative of the Mungoose group in British Burma. 



* The species found in the Andaman Islands appears to be identical with P. leucotis, 

 Blyth. It was, however, described as a new form by the late Lieut. -Col. Tytler, and 

 named after himself as P. tytleri (J. A. S. B. 1864). 



