SCIURUS BICOLOR. 
introduced the name of Leschenaultii. One variety, in the Honourable Company's 
Museum, has the upper parts of a testaceous colour, and the under parts almost 
pure white : this suggested the name of Hypoleucos; but it now remains as a variety 
of the Sciurus Leschenaultii. 
Of the large Indian Squirrels, which are the subject of these remarks, three 
species remain, which appear to have clear distinguishing characters: — the Sciurus 
bicolor, the Sciurus Leschenaultii, and the Sciurus maximus. They have all a dark 
colour above, varying from brown of various shades to black, a pale tint under- 
neath, and a large obtuse nail on the thumb of the anterior extremities ; but the 
Sciurus maximus has distinguishing characters, in a reddish brown tint above, in a 
very large tuft of hairs arising from the ears, in several coloured bands on the 
cheeks, and in a tail more full and bushy than in the other species. The Sciurus 
Leschenaultii is distinguished by a more uniform colour above, inclining to chestnut, 
a nearly white under side, and a grayish tint on the nose and anterior part of the 
head. The most common dress of the Sciurus bicolor is black above, and yellow 
underneath; in this it is easily distinguished from the two other species. The 
subject described in this article constitutes a strongly marked variety, which in 
various points resembles the Sciurus Leschenaultii, but is sufficiently distinguished 
by its brilliant yellow under parts. 
The manners of the Sciurus bicolor present nothing peculiar. It is by no 
means scarce in many parts of Java, but it is far less prolific than the Sciurus 
Plantani. It rarely approaches the villages and plantations, and the cocoa-nut trees 
suffer but little from its depredations. It retires into the deepest forests, where its 
food is abundantly supplied by wild fruits of various kinds. I observed it first in 
the most eastern districts of the Island, in Lamajang, Pugar, and Blambangan, 
and subsequently in my travels through the Native Prince's territory from Banyumas 
to Kediri. But in all these tracts I never found the Sciurus bicolor, as described 
by Sparrmann and Hamilton. The natives keep the animal in a domestic state in 
their dwellings, and also eat its flesh occasionally. 
