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Classified Catalogue of Mammals of ISepaly (corrected to end o/" 1841, 

 first printed in 1 832 J By B. H. Hodgson, Bengal Civil Service. 



BiMANA. 



0. Homo Sapiens. — Mass of population belongs to Kalmuc subdivi- 



sion of the Great Mongolian stirps, with some admixture of 

 Indian stock. In the Tarai and low valleys of the hills, are 

 some traces of aborigines of Southern race, like the Bheels, 

 Coles, &c. These latter are denominated Tharu, Denwar, Durre, 

 Manjhi, and Brahmoo. 



N.B. — As to location, the following initial letters signify as follows: — H. 

 is habitat, and G. after it is general, that is, both Taroe and all three regions of 

 the hills. L, is lower hilly region. C. is central hilly region, and N. is 

 northern hilly region. T. is Tarai and saul forest, or the plains at the base of 

 the mountains. For a general sketch of features and character of the above 

 four regions, see Catalogue as first printed apud Journal. Asiatic Society. 



QUADRUMANA. 



SiMIADJE. 



1. Semnopithecus necnon Cercopithecus. — Gen. ch. nobis. Facial 



angle 45 to 50 : face flat : nose short with long narrow lateral 

 nares: limbs long: thumbs small remote: no cheek pouches : 

 5th tubercle on last molar present or absent: callosities large: 

 canines variable, large only in grown males : stomach saccu- 

 lated and banded as well as intestines: tail very long, com- 

 monly tufted, and exceeding the length of the animal. Agile, 

 grave, gregarious, not docile. 



1. Sp. new. schist aceus nob. (Nipalensis of former catalogue, 

 see remark at end.) 



n. T. and L. more rarely C. and N. even. 

 2-3. Macacus ? Pithex, Nob. — Gen. ch. nob. Facial angle 50 : muz- 

 zle not elongated. Callosities and cheek pouches large. But- 

 tocks often nude. Structure compacter, but generally like that 

 of Semnopithecus ; limbs shorter, thumbs larger, orbits more 

 salient, head rounder, canines similarly variable, nares shorter. 



