SCIURUS PLANT ANI. 
likewise a character for dividing Squirrels into two groups ; according to these, I 
shall now attempt a general list of Indian Squirrels. I shall first enumerate those 
in which the body is marked, either laterally or above, with longitudinal Hues or 
streaks ; these form one section : — in the second, the upper and under parts present a 
considerable contrast in colour ; the former are uniformly of a dark, and the latter 
of a light tint. Between these, a new species, from Siam, may be placed, in which 
the colour is uniform throughout. 
I shall commence the Catalogue with the subject described in this article ; after 
which a new species from Java will be placed, which has been named nigrovittattis : 
several other species follow, which are marked with lateral striae ; and then those in 
which the striae are disposed along the back. The series will be completed by those 
animals in which the upper and lower parts differ more strikingly in colour. 
GENERAL ENUMERATION OF INDIAN SCIURI, 
1. SCIURUS PLANT ANI, Pennant, Ljung, 178I, 1784 
Sc. supra fulvo fuscoque varius, subtus circulo oculos cingente strigaque utrinque 
lateral! fulvis, cauda corpore paululum longiore nigro annulata. 
Native place, the Island of Java, 
Described from specimens in the Honourable East India Company's Museum. 
2. SCIURUS NIGROVITTATUS, Nobis, 180S. 
Sc. supra fulvo griseo fuscoque saturato varius, margine abdominali circuloque oculos 
cingente pallidioribus, subtus canus, striga lateral! nigra, cauda corpore longiore 
nigro annulata. 
This species agrees with the former in the distribution of the external 
marks ; but it is somewhat larger in size, and, as far as I have observed, less abundant 
in Java, It has also, above, a darker tint; and the under side is gray, with a blueish 
cast: the transverse bands of the tail are broader, and more strongly marked. The 
black line along the sides affords a clear specific distinction. 
Native place, the Island of Java. 
Museum of the East India Company. 
