rufescent

• (_Oona happslava_, Singhalese.--_Kellaart HABITAT.--Southern India and Ceylon DESCRIPTION.--Above greyish rufescent (tawny snuff brown: Kellaart); beneath a paler shade; a white triangular spot on forehead, extending down the nose; fur short, dense, and soft; ears thin, rounded (Jerdon). —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
• 47. RHINOLOPHUS RAMMANIKA (_Kellaart HABITAT.--Ceylon DESCRIPTION.--Above rufescent, beneath ashy brown; face slightly fulvous; round the base of the ears and on the sides of the posterior half of the body bright fulvous; tail enclosed in the interfemoral membrane SIZE.--Head and body, 2-1/2 inches; tail, 1; wing expanse, 10 inches This is a doubtful species. —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
• 82 HABITAT.--Sikim and Nepal DESCRIPTION.--"Above dark-blackish or blackish-brown, slightly tinged rufescent, and with a silvery cast in certain lights; beneath greyish-black" (_Jerdon_). —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
• It has been found in the valley of the Ganges, in Bengal, in the Santal district west of Midnapore, and Southern India DESCRIPTION.--The colour varies according to the soil, but in general fawn brown, more or less rufescent--those from the valley of the Ganges being darker than those from the ferruginous soil of other parts. —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
• The Murree Vole NATIVE NAME.--_Kannees HABITAT.--Northern Himalayas; Murree DESCRIPTION.--Dark brown above, with a slight greyish tinge; head rufescent, and under-parts pale brown; tail dark brown; ears short and rounded, hidden by the fur; fore-feet rather large; thumb small, with a short claw; incisors orange SIZE.--Head and body, about 4-3/4 inches; tail 1-1/4 inch NO. —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

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