tailieunhanh - NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA OF INDIA AND CEYLON

This work is designed to meet an existing want, viz.: a popular manual of Indian Mammalia. At present the only work of the kind is one which treats exclusively of the Peninsula of India, and which consequently omits the more interesting types found in Assam, Burmah, and Ceylon, as well as the countries bordering the British Indian Empire on the North. The geographical limits of the present work have been extended to all territories likely to be reached by the sportsman from India, thus greatly enlarging the field of its usefulness. The stiff formality of the compiled "Natural Histories". | NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA OF INDIA AND CEYLON. BY ROBERT A. STERNDALE . . c. AUTHOR OF THE DENIZENS OF THE JUNGLE THE AFGHAN KNIFE SEONEE OR CAMP LIFE IN THE SATPURA RANGE ETC. WITH 170 ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR T. W. WOOD AND OTHERS. CALCUTTA THACKER SPINK AND CO. BOMBAY THACKER AND CO. LIMITED. LONDON W. THACKER AND CO. 1884. LONDON PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS LIMITED STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. THIS POPULAR HISTORY OF OUR INDIAN MAMMALS IS Respectfully Dedicated BY PERMISSION TO ONE WHO TAKES A DEEP INTEREST IN ALL THAT CONCERNS OUR EASTERN EMPIRE THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF NORTHBROOK . LATE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND VICEROY OF INDIA. PREFACE. This work is designed to meet an existing want viz. a popular manual of Indian Mammalia. At present the only work of the kind is one which treats exclusively of the Peninsula of India and which consequently omits the more interesting types found in Assam Burmah and Ceylon as well as the countries bordering the British Indian Empire on the North. The geographical limits of the present work have been extended to all territories likely to be reached by the sportsman from India thus greatly enlarging the field of its usefulness. The stiff formality of the compiled Natural Histories has been discarded and the Author has endeavoured to present in interesting conversational and often anecdotal style the results of experience by himself and his personal friends at the same time freely availing himself of all the known authorities upon the subject. CONTENTS. NO. INTRODUCTION ORDER BIMANA ORDER QUADRUMANA Genus Hylobates The Gibbons 1. Hylobates hooluck White-fronted Gibbon 2. Hylobates lar White-handed Gibbon 3. Hylobates syndactylus Siamang