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Food. — Beef should be avoided as much as possible, and this 

 presents no difficulty, as the animal thrives well on fruits, bread, milk 

 and eggs. Live sparrows and small chickens, occasionally given, will 

 do it much good. 



Transport. — May be treated like cats : those from the Himalayas 

 should receive special attention. 



Observations on its habits. 



It resembles other civets in habits, but does not, however, appear 

 to be at all pugnacious. Specimens obtained from Darjeeling lose much, 

 of their woolly fur during the summer. 



(7.3) THE WHITE- WHISKERED PALM CIYET. 

 (PAEADOXURUS LEUCOMYSTAX—Gmy.) 



This differs from the preceding species in being a larger animal ; 

 its colour is reddish brown, the muzzle paler. 



Hab. — Malacca, Malay Archipelago, and Tenasserim. A specimen 

 was obtained in 1877 from the Karen Hills, Burmah. 



Treatment in health. 



It may be treated like other civets. 



(74) THE SMALL-TOOTHED PALM CIYET. 



(ARCTOGALE LEITCOTIS-(J5^A.) ) 



Description. — The dimensions of an adult animal are — head and 

 body about 25 inches, tail about 27 inches. Fur smooth, colour yellow- 

 ish or brownish grey : three longitudinal black bands or lines of 

 spots run along the back : a white line on the forehead, running down 

 to the nose : tips of the ears in some specimens white. 



Hab. — Assam, Sylhet, Tipperah, Arracan, Tenasserim, Malacca, 

 Sumatra, and Java. Specimens have been obtained from Burmah, 

 Tipperah, Assam. 



Note. — There is nothing special to record of this animal. 



(75) THE BEAR-CAT OR BINTURONG. 

 (AECTICTIS BINTUEONG— {Baffles.) ) 

 Hindi — Bhdl-billi or Kala Bhal-billi. 

 Description.— It resembles both a civet and a bear in general appear- 

 ance. Has a conical head, broad at the base and tapering towards the 

 muzzle. Ears small and covered with long hair, which forms a pencilled 

 tuft at the ends. Whiskers long and numerous. Tail very long, 

 prehensile, and covered with long hair : body also covered with long 

 coarse hair. General colour grizzled black: the head and the lower 

 parts of the limbs grey. Hair at the middle of the back parted. 



Hab. — Assam, Arracan, Tenasserim, Siam, the Malayan peninsula, 

 Sumatra, and Java. A specimen said to have been captured in Bhutan 

 was obtained in 1882. 



