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D. — Canina. 



30 Canis aureus, Linn. The Jackall, Eariyd. 



Family Ursid^e. 



31. Ursus labiatus, Blainv. The Indian Bear. 



Family Talrid^. 



32. Sorex murinus, Linn. The Musk Shrew, Kunu 



Miyd. 



33. Sorex montanus, n. sp., The Black Mountain Shrew. 



nobis. 



34. Sorex feroculus, n. sp., The Long-clawed Shrew. 



nobis. 



35. Sorex ferrugineus, n. sp., The Dimbula Shrew. 



nobis. 



Two specimens of Hedgehogs are in the Army Medical 

 Officers' Museum at Colombo, but it is doubtful whether 

 they are natives of Ceylon. 



Order CETjE. 



36. Halicore dugong, F. The Dugong, Mudu Urd. 

 Cuv. 



Species of Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales are also 

 occasionally found in the neighbouring seas. 



Order GLIRES. 

 Family Murine. 



37. Mus bandicotta, Bechst. The Bandicoot, or Pig Rat. 



38. Mus decumanus, Linn. The Common Brown House- 



Rat. 



39. Mus Kandianus, n. sp., The White-bellied Rat of the 



nobis. Kandyan Province. 



40. Mus Asiaticus, Gray. Paddy-field Rat. 



41. Mus arboreus, B.H.M.S. The Large Tree Rat. 



42. Mus Ceylonus, n. sp., Small Outhouse Rat of Co- 



nobis. lorn bo. 



43. Mus musculus, Linn. The Mouse. 



44. Mus nuwara, n. sp., nobis. The Nuwara Eliya Soil Rat. 



