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island hinng vivh in /.nological ami ]30t^Ca1 

 prodnctions ; tlir small or Java rliinoceros U 

 WameYOus abont Ccrani, in the district of Ban- 

 tam ; it is often shot, but all endeavours to jn'O- 

 mte living «|ie^meRs isra^ as yet felled, ^gersr 

 are also nunicrons, and consist of three specie?, 

 the Mnfclinn Itum, nr black tiger ; the Matchan 

 Toetoi'l, or leopard ; and tlie Matciian Lormg^ 

 or royal striped tiger. 



m two 8p#e2eg of <lov^s seem in 



oiie being small, the other of a delicate cream co- 

 lour, with a narrow black seniicircnlar mark 

 about the neck. The small species (which is most 



and iM mm Fulef /' Cmt^loi !«itk 

 a Javanese about them, lie appeared deliglited 

 to fr\\-o me some account ol" Ins pets ; seeing them 

 attended with so much care I inquired tlie rea- 

 son of their being such favourites, inpref^^t^ 

 to Isirdd ^ ^ mofe b^utlfcl plmnage, so almn-* 

 dant on this magnificent and fertile island 1 In 

 answer to my intpury lie informed ine, that, " ' when 

 these birds are kejjt about the house, it will not 

 be destroyed by fire, or l>e liable to the depreda- 

 tions <^1^ietesr: ad aoi liidteQ&'of lSi€ir fishing 

 tlxis pd^var» ^lio^I^ I te sceptical on the snbject, 

 he gravely assured mf» that during the heavy 



