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stript) without mane, and comparatively sliort-liaired tail. The 

 pygmy Gmetta pumila is a member of the latter group. A very large 

 species, Genetta victon.se Thomas, described from Entebbe, Uganda, 

 and later recorded from the Congo forest near Ruwenzori, is not 

 represented in our collections. 



For tables of measurements of specimens of genets see pages 121- 

 123. 



GENETTA DONGALANA NEUMANNI Matschle. 



1902. G[enetta] iieurnanni Matschie, VerhandL des V. Intemat. ZooL-Congr. 

 Berlin, p. 1140. (Irangi, German East Africa; type in Berlin Mueeixm.) 



Specimens. — Eleven, from localities as follows: 



Uganda: '"Uganda," 1 (Rosenberg). 



Britlsh East Africa: Engare Ndare River, 1 (HeUer); Isiola 

 River, 1 (Heller); Lakiundu River, 1 (Heller); Merelle Water, 8 

 (Heller); Ulukenia Hills, 1 (Loring); Voi, 3, including 2 large 

 embrj^'os (Heller). 



HeUer in his field catalogue records the stomach contents of vari- 

 ous specimens as follows: Isiola River, July 2, remains of a Saccos- 

 tmiim; Merelle Water, July 25, one with remains of sand grouse and 

 a centipede and another beetles; Voi, November 20, spidei-s and 

 grasshoppei-s. Tiie Voi specimen contained two large embi-yos. 

 November 20, size of small rats. 



I find no appreciable color dilfcrencas between specimens from 

 Voi and Ulukenia Hills, which must represent Malschie's neumanni, 

 and specimens from the Marsabit country north of Kenia. The Voi 

 skull has sMghtly larger auditory bullae than the northern skulls, but 

 there is considerable variation in this featm-o among the Marsabit 

 and Northern Guaso Nyiro specimens. No material representing 

 Neumann's Genetta Juiraremu * described from Harar, Abyssinia, is 

 available. Neither does the museum possess specimens of true 

 dongalmia^^ from Nubia. I am therefore unable to satisfy myself 

 regarding the distinctness of those forms. The characters given by 

 Matschio, in his key to the species, to separate don^alana from neu- 

 nmnni are all absolutely valueless; the relative breadth of the light 

 and dark rings on the tail differs in specimens collected the same day 

 in the same camp and is greatly changed temporarily by renewal 

 from the old long coat into fresh hair. This is well shown by our 

 material. The numbei-s of dark and hght rings on the tail are easily 

 miscounted, and two persons -mXi frequently count them differently 

 on the same skin, owing to the obscurity of the dark basal rings, 

 which may or may not be counted. Doubtless careful study of suit- 

 able series of each form from the type regions will reveal characters 



»Site.-bor. 0«s. nat. Freundo Brrlin, 1903, p. 183. November. 



1 V\ivcm] do-wclom Hemprlrh awd Ehrenberg, 8y mboiae Physica-. pt. I, dec. 2, text ol Herpettes Ititcun, 

 p.e. 1S53. 



