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THE SPECIFIC NAME OF THE STRIPED MUISHOND OF SOUTH 



AFRICA. 



In 1906 Howell* called attention to the fact that the specific name 

 striata then in use for the striped maishond of South Africa referred in 

 reality to a species of S/nlogale, and he proposed that the African animal 

 be called Ictonyx capensis ( Smith ).+ It now comes to light that the 

 Cape muishond was independently named Bradypus striatus in 1810 by 

 Geo. Perry, t and as this name is not preoccupied by the Viverra striata 

 of Shaw, 1800, which is a species of Spilogale, the South African striped 

 muishond must be called Ictonyx striatus (Perry). The animal from 

 which Perry's plate was drawn was exhibited alive in London and was 

 doubtfully reported to have been found in South America, but there is no 

 question as to its identification with the Cape form of Ictonyx. 



—N. Hollister. 



* Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 19, p. 46. February 26, 1906. 



+ Descriptive Cat. S. African Miis., p. 20. 1826. 



X Arcana or The Museum of Natural History, pt. 11, pi. [41] and text. p. [1]. 

 November, 1810. I am indebted to Dr. C. W. Richmond for the opportunity to see this 

 volume. The text and plates are not numbered ; title page dated 1811. 



