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albis ; canda breviore." Body 8 2-3d inclics ; tail 3 5-Glh inches. He has 

 figured this species in tab. iv, fig. 1. I have published a figure of it in 

 Schreber's work. 



The Otters are arranged by Gray iu the following manner (Ann. Nat. Hist, 

 xi, p. 118): (a) Hind and fore feet of equal size; tail tapering, acute, 

 elongate. 



(1) Lontra. Muffle hairy ; soles of the hind feet half bare ; claws distinct. 

 L. canadensis (? ?), L. brasiliensis. (2) Liitra. Muffle bald, oblong, trans- 

 verse ; claws distinct, soles half bald, L. rulgaris, indica, and chinensis. (3) 

 Aonyx. Muffle and soles as in (2), claws rudimentary, A. Horsjieldii, auro- 

 brumiea, indiyitata, and Lalandii. (4) Latax. Muffle bald, large oblong, 

 triangular, angular above ; claws distinct, soles hairy, L. lataxina. (It) 

 Hind feet large. (5) Enhydra, and (6) Pteronura. A new extinct species 

 has received from Pomel the name Lutra Bravardi ; it is from the volcanic 

 alluvium of the Auvergue. (lustit. ]S43, p. 140.) 



VIVERRINA. The skull and dentition of Prionodon 

 gracUls (Viverra s. Linsang gracilis) have been accurately 

 described by Waterhouse. (Ann. Nat. Hist, xi, p. 5.29.) 



The skull has more resemblance with that of Paradox-urns than with 

 Viverra, the dentition corresponds most nearly with that of the Genetts, but is 

 deficient, as had been already stated by Horsfield, in the ultimate molar of 

 the upper jaw, so that the dental formula runs : f false molars, { canine, 

 { molar, 



Four fossil species from the genera Viverra and Herpestes are enumerated 

 by Laurfflard. (Diet. Univ. d'Hist. Nat. iii, p. 727.) 



Burmeister (Halleschen Literaturzeitung, 1843, p. 522) is surprised that 

 I should have referred Geoffroy^s Iclmeumia albescens to Herpestes leucurus, 

 " although, according to the figure, it belongs to Cynictis penidllata." If 

 Burmeister had not contented himself with looking at the figure, but had 

 compared my description of H. leucurus and Iclmeumia albescens (particularly 

 also in the dentition), he would, in the first place, have been convinced that 

 they constituted but one species, but then also he would have read the fol- 

 lowing remark of mine (p. 303) : "Is. Geoffroy's statement of the colour (of 

 /. albescens) exactly suits H. leucurus, whilst the colouring of his figure must 

 have been taken from an entirely different species, probably from H. (Cynictis) 

 penicillatus." 



CANINA. A Monograph on the Dog has been given by 

 Boitard in the Diet. Univers. d'Hist. Nat. iii, p. 536. 



An extremely superficial compilation, drawn up without any acquaintance 

 with the later foreign contributions on the subject. Like others of his 



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