principally in the British Museum. 579 



b. Back variegated brown and ivhite. P. leiicopus, P. leucomystax. 



c. Bach obscurely spotted or lined. P. dubius, P. typicus, P. niger. 



d. Back lined, sides spotted, forehead white. P. Pallasii, P. Mus&nga, P. 



dubius, P. musangoides, P. prehensilis. 



B. Face without any Spot under the Eyes. 



a. Forehead and Nape ivith three black Streaks. Back black-spotted, with two 



yellow Spots on Shoulders. P. Hamiltonii (Viverra binotata Temm. 

 and Gray). 



b. Back with three or five black Stripes. P. trivirgatus, P. quinquelineatus. 



c. Tail ringed. ? Parad. Zebra. 



Paradoxurus quinquelineatus. Brown. Hairs black-tipped. Back with 5 

 continued black stripes, rather bent over the shoulders. The 2 outer 

 stripes on each side ending in a series of small round spots ; outermost 

 one very short. Forehead, and especially the eyebrows, reddish white. 

 Var. more spotted. 



Paradoxurus leucomystax. Black brown, with elongated black shining 

 hairs. Orbits dark brown. Face pale, without any orbital spots. Large spot 

 at the lower angle of the ears; and the tip of the tail white. Whiskers 

 long, rigid, white. Ears large and rounded, not bearded. 

 Inhabits . 



Paradoxurus musangoides. Grey brown. Muzzle, crown, nape, feet, tail, 

 three continuous streaks on the back, and the small round spots on the 

 sides, blackish brown. Belly, band across the forehead, spot under the 

 eyes, and one on the side of the nose, white ; the lateral dorsal streaks 

 continued, and forming a series of round spots on the side of the base 

 of the tail ; and the upper series of spots forming a nearly continued 

 line on the sides. 

 Inhabits Asia. 



Very like P. Musdnga; but the back has three distinct stripes, while i» 

 that species they are only series of spots. 



Paradoxurus Derby anus. Grey brown ; streak up centre of the nose; broader 

 one on each side of the face to the orbits ; a streak along each side of 

 the nape; seven crescent- shaped bands across the back and tail, black; 

 front and under side of the legs rather darker. Feet brown. Hairs pale 

 yellowish with a short black tip. 



Inhabits ■. Cab. Zool. Soc; and Lord Derby. 



Paradoxurus ? Zebra. Yellowish. Face and forehead brown. Streak over 

 each eye, white ; two oblique streaks on back of neck; second shorter 

 one across the shoulder; five bands on the back ; and the rings round 

 the tail black. 



Inhabits * Mus. Lyons. 



Paradoxurus Jourddnii. Pale fulvous. Hairs black-tipped. Lozenge-shaped 

 spot on back of neck. Feet and end of tail black. Back of ears, sides of 

 nose, and front of orbit, brown. Face whitish. Spot on temple and tip 

 of tail, white. Legs fulvous brown, white grizzled. 

 Inhabits , Mus. Lyons. 



Cyno'gale Gray. The grinders % ; false, three above and four below; 

 compressed, elongate ; the upper carnivorous grinder oblong, triangular, 

 nearly as broad as long; the lower oblong, nearly twice as long as broad. 

 The head elongate, produced; whiskers very long and rigid. Plantigrade. 

 Soles bald nearly to the heel. Toes §, half webbed. Tail elongate, 

 cylindrical, hairy. Fur soft, crisp, with longer rigid hairs. Intermediate 

 between Paradoxurus and Arctitis. 

 Inhabits Asia. 



Cynogale Bcnnettii. Brown, with elongate rigid black hairs, with a broad 



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