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JERBOIDiE. 
The Polatouche. Sciuropterus volans. Seiurus vo- 
Ians, Linn . Pteromys Sibiricus, Desm. Pt. Russicus, 
Tiedem. Blumenb. Abbild . t. 71. Zimmerm. Geog. U 
223. 
a. Siberia. — From M. Brant’s Collection. 
The Rasoo or Ratufa. Sciurus purpureus, Zimmerm . 
S. maximus (part), Schreb . Bombay squirrel, Penn . 
S. Bombay anus, Bodd. Malabar squirrel, Penn . S. 
Indicus, Erxl. Sonnerat, Voy. ii. t. 87. Buffon, H. 
N. Supp. vii. t. 62. 
a. Shoulders, loins and tail black. 
c . Like a , but end of tail pale. 
b. Back all bright red bay ; tail red, end pale. India. 
— Presented by the East India Company. 
Sciurus Elphinstonii, Sykes , Proc. Z. Soc. 
The Jelerang or Javan Squirrel. Sciurus Javensis, 
Schreb . S. Madagascariensis, Shaw . S. bicolor, 
Sparmann . S. bergruvicus, MacClelland . Buffon , 
LT. 2V. vn. t. 63. Griffith , iC t. 123. S. 
Ephippiun, Temm . S. ochraceus, Ternm . 
a. Head yellowish, back fuscous, end of nose brown. 
India. — Presented by the Hon. East India Company. 
Sciurus Leschenaultii, Desm. Griffith , ^4. K. t. 122. S. 
albiceps, Geoff. 
b. Yellow crown, nape and limbs brown, cheeks and 
beneath yellow, tail browm, white grisled. India. — 
Presented by the Hon. East India Company. 
c . and d. Similar to b , but rather darker. 
e. Dark brown, rump grisled, tail and throat yellow. — * 
From the Leyden Museum. 
The Black Moustache Squirrel. Sciurus macru- 
roides, Hodgson , Calcutta Jour. N. H. 1841, 220. 
Zool. Nep. t. S. Madagascariensis var. S. gigan- 
teus, MacClelland’ s Mss. S. bicolor, Horsf. P. Z. S. 
1842. 
a. b. and c. Nepal. — Presented by B. H. Hodgson, 
Esq. 
