TUPAIA JAVANICA. 
upper jaw, as above described, and in the posterior portion of the last grinder in 
both jaws. AH these peculiarities are distinctly exhibited on the Plate of Illustra- 
tions in Letters O, P, & Q, to which I refer. 
I have only to add the following particulars regarding the manners and food of the 
species of Tupaia in general. Sir T. Stamford Raffles, in the descriptive Cata- 
logue above mentioned, in describing the Tupaia ferruginea, remarks — " the tame one 
above mentioned was suffered to go about at perfect liberty, ranged in freedom over 
the whole house, and never failed to present himself on the breakfast and dinner 
table, where he partook of fruit and milk." And in the communication extracted 
from the proceedings of the Asiatic Society, it is stated, " that a living animal of 
this species (T. ferruginea) was brought to Bengal by a medical gentleman some 
months ago : it runs about the house tame, but will not allow itself to be caught 
for close inspection. Though at liberty to run out of doors whenever it likes, it 
shews no disposition to leave its quarters, and evinces some attachment to the family; 
for whenever strangers enter the house, it shews disquietude, and makes a chattering 
noise. It occasions no trouble in feeding, for it is always on the search after insects, 
and its favourite food seems to be flies, crickets, grasshoppers, and cockroaches." 
