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black saddle of C. mesomelas. The common jackal is 
distributed throughout India and the countries to the 
west as far as Asia Minor and North Africa, but its 
distribution to the east is much more limited, as it does 
not occur in the delta of the Irawadi, although it extends 
to the upper portion of the valley of that river and is 
known about Prome and further to the north. The 
jackal has been called “the Lion’s provider,” and 
there are reliable authorities who have recorded that a 
jackal may occasionally be seen following or going 
before a tiger, and at such times the jackal has been 
heard to emit a peculiar cry which is said not to be heard 
in districts in which there are no large beasts of prey. This 
cry is called the “ Pheall ” cry, and Blyth states that he 
once heard a pariah dog when it sniffed a collection of live 
tigers make a noise which he could only compare to 
the so-called Pheall cry of the jackal. The presumption, 
is, that this peculiar cry either arises from fear and 
is a note of alarm, or, as has also been suggested, that it 
may be sexual. 
The Coati, one of the Procyonidce , is distinguished 
by a long pig-like, but very flexible snout, constantly 
in motion when the animal is moving about. It is 
very arboreal in its habits, and feeds on birds, insects, 
and fruits, but it seems also to be fond of shell-fish, 
as it eats the large Achatina , but in a much more delicate 
way than the- Paradoxures. Its habit is to break the 
shell first, and then to pull out small fragments of the 
inmate with its long claws. The Coati is found only 
in America and extends from Mexico to Paraguay. 
The visitor will now leave the Kuch Bihar house and 
proceed to the dens of the large Carnivora contained in 
