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Catalogue of Mammalia 



[July 



The native sportsmen universally believe that an old jackal, which 

 they call bhalu, is in constant attendance on the tiger, and whenever his 

 cry is heard, which is peculiar and different from that of the jackal gene- 

 rally, the vicinity of a tiger is confidently pronounced. I have heard the 

 cry attributed to the bhalu frequently. 



19- — Cauls Bengalensis, Shaw and Pennant. — C. Kokree, Sykes. 

 Konlc Canarese "^V3 



Kemp nari (red jackal) do O'v^y^Q 



Cha?idak nari do. ...... 



Lomri. Nomri , ... .Dukhani. ..... . , a \ 



Kokri Mali rat ta 



Length from nose to insertion of tail 20 inches ; do. of tail 14 in. ; 

 weight, male 7?lb. ; female, 6| lb. — both large specimens. 



Shaw's animal appears to be identical with the Cant's Kohree of Colo- 

 nel Sykes. Its principal food is rats, land crabs, grasshoppers, beetles, 

 &c. On one occasion a half devoured mango was. found in the stomach. 

 It always burrows in open plains, runs with great speed, doubling like 

 a hare; but instead of stretching out at first like that animal, and trusting 

 to its turns as a last resource, the fox turns more at first and if it can 

 fatigue the dogs, it then goes strait away. It is remarkable that though 

 the brush is generally tipt with black, a white one is occasionally found, 

 while in other parts of India, as in Cutch, the tip is always white. 



20. — Viverra Jndica, Geoff. — Rasse, Horsfield. 



Punagin bekk Canarese "^T^P ^'^^ 



Mushak billi Dukhani t ^ * ^ 



Kasturi Mahratta.. ..... 



Length from the nose to insertion of tail 22 inches ; do. of tail I5| in« 

 — total 37 f — weight . r )i fb. — an adult female. 



Varies much in the distribution of the marks on the fur. Specimens 

 from the Southern Mahratta Country illustrative of this variety have 

 been deposited in the British Museum. 



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21. — Mangusta Mangos. — Herpestes^G r iseus ) Desm. 



Mungli Canarese.. . 



Mangoos , Dukhani ^w.Sju 



