194 Notes and Queries. 
M. rama, Cantor; Syn. M. musculus apud Cantor, from Pinang. 
Akin to JJ. musculus, but more deeply coloured; the tail (vertebra) 
2? inch, with about 24 distinguishable vertebre. A miniature of 
WM. concolor, ( . 344). 
This is a small further contribution towards the elucidation of the 
difficult group of Indian mwide ; and little or no progress can be 
made in the investigation of the series until much better specimens 
are available for examination. 
E. Buytu. 
Mineratoey. 
Syepoorite. In all works on Mineralogy, a simple sulphide of 
Cobalt, Co. 8, is said to occur in Rajpootana and to be used by Indian 
jewellers for giving a red colour to gold. In a recent paper in the 
Journal by Col. J. C. Brooke, mention is made of a cobalt ore, a sul- 
phuret, occurring with Copper ore at Khetree. Is this Syepoorite ? 
There is not a specimen in any of the principal museums of Europe, 
or at least there was not a few years since, and should a careful ana- 
lysis confirm the chemical composition assigned to the mineral, it is 

very desirable that specimens should be distributed. 
W. T. Buanrorp. 
