. Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon; with narratives and anecdotes illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant ... Zoology; Elephants. Chap. I.] THE POECUPINE. 45 Its nests, when rifled, are frequently found to contain considerable quantities of rice, stored up against the dry BANDICOOT Pmxwpine.—'The Porcupine' is another of the ro- dentia which has drawn down upon itself the hostility of the planters, from its destruction of the young coco- nut palms, to which it is a pernicious Ein
. Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon; with narratives and anecdotes illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant ... Zoology; Elephants. Chap. I.] THE POECUPINE. 45 Its nests, when rifled, are frequently found to contain considerable quantities of rice, stored up against the dry BANDICOOT Pmxwpine.—'The Porcupine' is another of the ro- dentia which has drawn down upon itself the hostility of the planters, from its destruction of the young coco- nut palms, to which it is a pernicious Eind persevering, but withal so crafty, a visitor, that it is with difficulty any trap can be so disguised, or any bait made so allur- ing, as to lead to its capture. The usual expedient in Ceylon is to place some of its favourite food at the ex- tremity of a trench, so narrow as to prevent the porcu- pine turning, whilst the direction of his quills etfectually bars his retreat backwards. On a newly planted coco- nut tope, at Hang-welle, within a few miles of Colombo, ' Hystrix leucurus, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869. London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
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