1872.] F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birds inhabiting Kachh. 227 
The common jungle cat (F. chaw ) is the only representant of the small- 
er Felidce, and though not abundant it is met with occasionally throughout 
the country. 
The red lynx (F. caracal) is, however, certainly rare, as it likewise is in 
other parts of India. I have only seen one animal shot some years ago by 
the Bao of Kachh, but I heard of it in different parts of the country. Like 
the pard, it seems to be very fond of digging after TJromastix llardwiclcii, 
which in common with some of the inhabitants it appears to find a very 
tasty meal. 
F. jubata, the hunting leopard, was soon by me only on one occasion 
in the Wagur district (north of Cliitrore), but I could not obtain any in- 
formation as to its further occurrence. It seems to be scarcely known in the 
western and southern parts of Ivachh. 
The striped hyaena {H. striata) also occasionally occurs in the eastern 
parts of Kachh, and about the Eann islands. I have, however, nowhere 
heard of a single Viverra or a Paradoxurw, which no doubt prefer forest to 
open country. 
132. Jlerpestes griseus, called by Jerdon the ‘ Madras Mangoos,’ is 
the only species of this genus, and generally distributed, though not very 
common. Body of a male 18", tail 15" ; a female which I shot was somewhat 
larger. The general colour of the fur above is (in winter) brown, grizzled 
with white ; the longer hairs are adpressed and very long, particularly at the 
sides, each with four to five dark brown rings, separated by pale white, the 
two colours passing into each other by a rufous brown tint, which, during 
the summer, in some individuals at least, appears to prevail over the dark 
brown, and when in older s k ins the brown fades, the rings may be described 
as rufous, but they certainly are not so in fresh skins. The white rings 
generally have barely a tinge of yellow, in some specimens they may be said 
to be pale fawn colour. The elongated hairs at the lower side arc broadly 
tipped with fulvous fawn, and those at the end of the tail are mostly of that 
colour, which in so far may be said to be concolbrous with the body. The 
sides of the snout, particularly in front and about the eyes, are distinctly 
rufous, more so in the male than in the female, and the entire head is also 
tinged with more rufous, than airy other part of the body. Lars light brown, 
thickly set with short hair, more mixed with white in front than behind. 
General colour below fawn, the rings on the hair being pale brown and on 
many nearly obsolete. Feet in front rufous brown, speckled with white ; 
claws brown, pale towards the tips ; soles dark fleshy brown ; muzzle 
reddish brown. 
The Indian Wolf {Cams pallipes) is tolerably common in the Wagur 
district and on the Eann, but less so in Western Kachh, while the jackal 
(C. aureus) abounds everywhere. Pariah dogs are, as may be imagined eom- 
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