﻿NOTES ON SOME MAMMALS COLLECTED IN CONGO. 



The older of the specimens from Congo has the orbital 

 ring complete. Its teeth are very much worn. The anterior 

 premolars are almost completely worn out, the canines and 

 the incisors are also much worn but the last premolar and 

 the molars decidedly less. In the younger specimen the in- 

 cisors are already a good deal worn and the canines and 

 anterior premolars begin to show wearing as well. 



From the measurements above may be concluded that 

 the Congo Mongoose has a smaller skull (about 10 mm.) and 

 shorter snout. The nasals are shorter and considerably nar- 

 rowed between the nasal processes of the frontals. The pa- 

 late is shorter and less broad than in M. i. cafer, and all the 

 teeth are considerably smaller (wlience the name). The di- 



