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Felis megalotis; a tiger cat, said to be peculiar to Timor, where it exists only in the interior, and is very rare. Its nearest allies are in Java. 4. Cervus timoriensis; a deer, closely allied to the Javan and Moluccan species, if distinct. 5. A wild pig, Sus timoriensis; perhaps the same as some of the Moluccan species. 6. A shrew mouse, Sorex tenuis; supposed to be peculiar to Timor. 7.

Plumed Egret MESOPHOYX PLUMIFERA. White Egret HERODIAS TIMORIENSIS. White-fronted Heron NOTOPHOYX NOVAE-HOLLANDIAE. Reef Heron DEMIEGRETTA SACRA. Little Mangrove Bittem BUTORIDES STAGNATILIS. Yellow-necked Mangrove Bittem DUPETOR GOULDI. Lesser Frigate Bird FREGATA ARIEL Pelican PELICANUS CONSPICILLATUS. Black-throated Grebe PODICIPES NOVAE-HOLLANDIAE.

All round the town were abundance of the curious Tropidorhynchus timoriensis, allied to the Friar bird of Australia. They are here called "Quaich-quaich," from their strange loud voice, which seems to repeat these words in various and not unmelodious intonations. Every day boys were to be seen walking along the roads and by the hedges and ditches, catching dragonflies with birdlime.