(1

Abstract of Mr Blyth Sept. 8th / 55/ (2)

Remarks that probably it will never be known what are species of wolves, that Indian, Thibetan, European & arctic wolves.

— So with the great flying Squirrels.

Refers to Cuculus canoroides of E. India arch. so called by Dr. S. Müller & Temminck, yet indistinguishable from C. canorous —

Gives cases of 2 squirrels, agreeing exactly in size & proportion & approximating a good deal in colour, but with different habits & voices.—

3 Representative close species of Mustela in Himmalaya, Malayan & Neilgherries flavigula.—

In Pigeons many cases of close affined species; both of the C. livia group; & C. palumbus here its double in middle Asia by Himmalaya — The C. (Palumbus) Elphinstonei of the Nigheries has is the its representative on mountains of Ceylon.

Treron phænicoptera & chlorigaster certainly interbred when they meet: as do Coracias indica & affinis when they meet.—

Turtur agrees after instance of "clusters of species, varieties or races."—

(2

(2)

Thinks C. livia & intermedia case like the above; hard to say what to call it — wd probably interbreed, especially in domestication—

(p. 4) various references to wild cattle, might come in valuable; some domesticated.— Bali tame cattle is B. Sondaicus.— It is evident far more has been tamed than appears.

cases of Jackal varying in colour. Black, smoky black & bright rufus; but Jackals interbred with Pariah dogs & their offspring are fertile hence possibly the colours; the hybrids intermedial in tail, varying from between smooth thick tail of the Pariah & the brest of the Jackal — a litter for 1/2 bred Jackal bitch with English terrier, the more dog-like young were Jackal-like in habits, & vice versâ.—

Read the "Naturalists Library article on Cats" the blue Spanish Cat is then called the Chartreuse Cat.

Dieffenbach says wild cats in N. Zealand assume streaks grey colour of wild cat (vol II p. 185) In Sardinia they become according to Azara ? black, like rabbit in Falklands.