1896.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 543 



58. Felis maniculata RUpp. Manacled Cat. 



A flat skin, (No. 3,812) with accompauyiug skull, of a fully adult 

 animal, corresponds exactly with Riippel's^" figure of maniculata, of 

 Avhich name I consider caligata a synonym. It would appear that 

 F. cafer (" caffer" Auct.) of Desmarest is a distinct species. 



*59. Cynailurus jubatus guttatus (Herm., Hamm.). African Cheetah. 



A flat skin is in the University of Pennsylvania library donation. 



60. Helogale undulata (Peters). Undulaied Mongoose. 



An adult and a young female (Nos. 3,815, 3,816), the latter from 

 Hargesa, July 21, 1894, the former taken March 3, 1895, are similar 

 in their deep chocolate tints as comjjared with Peters' plate and 

 Thomas'^' diagnosis of the typical form. The young animal is grayer 

 and more tawny than the adult above, but the lower parts of the 

 two are very similar. 



61. Herpestes gracilis ochraceus (Gray). Abyssinian Mongoose. 



The skin and skull of an old male Herpestes (No. 3,817), taken 

 November 25, 1894, shortly after leaving Sheikh Mahomet, evidently 

 belong to the Abyssinian animal, which Mr. Thomas considers a 

 variety of gracilis. Compared with Gray's plate of ochraceus, the 

 Smith specimen is redder and more darkly annulated with black. 

 The form and color pattern of the tail is very similar to Gray's in 

 our specimen, except that the slender portion adjoining the black 

 tip is bright rusty. The black tip is about 35 mm. long. 



The following legend appears on the label attached to this skin r 

 " Shot in amongst bushes. It eats insects, and had a dragon-fly in 

 its mouth when shot. Irides yellow." 



62. Genetta tigrina (Sehreb.). Tiger Genette. 



Accepting Matschie's identification^^ of Mr. True's diagnosis'^ of 

 a Genette from Kilima-Njaro to belong to tigrina instead of pardina, 

 I am induced to place a skin and skull from Milmil under the 

 former name. The black of posterior hind legs and feet and the 

 bristling black dorsal mane and rufous-centered body-markings 

 place it with tigrina. The specimen is an old female. No. 3,844. 

 The skull is 86 mm. long and 40 broad. 



*63. Hyaena crocuta Erxl. Spotted Hyaena. 



A mounted skull is among the University specimens. 



3"Keis. N. Afr. Zool., 1826, p. 1, pi. 1. 

 »• P. Z. S , 1882, p. 80. 

 ^^Saugeth. Ost Afr., 1895, p 74. 

 33Proc. Nat. Mus., 1892, p. 454. 



