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45. Mus coffoeus, n. sp., nobis. The Coffee Plantation Rat. 



46. Mus tetragonurus, n. sp., The Four-sided Tail Eat of 



nobis, Colombo. 



47. Mus dubius, n, sp., nobis. The Short-tailed Godown 



Rat of Kandy. 



48. Gerbillus indicus, Cuv. The Indian Yerboa, 



Family Hystricdje. 



49. Hystrix leucurus, Sykes, The Indian Porcupine, 



Item. 



Family Leporld^e. 



50. Lepus nigricollis The Indian Hare, Ham. 



The Rabbit and Guinea Pig have been introduced in the 

 Island. 



Family Jerboid^e. 



51. Sciurus macrurus, For- The Rukiah, Dafidu Lend. 



ster. 



Var.b. moutanus, S. Ten- The mountain species. 

 nantii. 



52. Sciurus tristriatus, Wa- The Palm Squirrel, Lend. 



terh. 



53. Sciurus sublineatus (trili- The Olive-coloured Squirrel 



neatus), Waterh. of Nuwara Eliya. 



I have not yet seen the S. Layardii, Blyth, S. Brodei, 

 Blytk, nor the S. Kelaartii of Layard. 



54. Pteromys oral, Blyth and The Flying Squirrel, Egalie 



Tickell (P. petaurista Lend. 

 of former list) 



55. Sciuropterus Layardii, n. The Flat-tailed Flying 



sp.y nobis. Squirrel of Dimbulla. 



Order UNGULATA. 



Family Bo vim, 

 A. — Bovina. 



56. Bos taurus, var. Indicus. The Indian Ox, Harakd. 



57. Bubalus buffelus, Gray. Tame and Wild Buffalo. 



Varieties of Sheep and Goats are also domesticated. 



