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3. The hinder opening of the palate is narrow, at the end of a 

 narrow depressed tube, and considerably further back than the 

 hinder edge of the last grinder, in Arctogale. 



The specimens which are in the British Museum Collection may 

 be divided and arranged thus, from what has been called the "most 

 carnivorous " to the " most omnivorous " form of teeth : — 



1. The flesh-tooth very narrow, with a small internal process on the 



front edge. Nandinia hinotata. 



2. The flesh-tooth rather narrow, with a rather small internal lobe 



on the fi-ont edge. Paradoxurus hondar. 



3. The flesh-tooth rather wider, with a moderate-sized internal lobe 



on the front edge ; teeth moderate. P. Orossii, P. nir/rifrons, 

 and P. zeylanicus. 



4. The flesh-tooth triangular, broad, massive, with a large internal 



lobe occujjying a great part of the inner side. 



a. The teeth elongate, large, massive. Paradoxurus mxi- 



sanga, P. pMUppensis, P. macrodus, and Paguma leuco- 

 mgsfax. 



b. The teeth shorter and broader, moderate or small. Pa- 



guma Grayi, P. Jarvata, and Arctogale trivirgata. 



They may be arranged, according to the form of the adult skull 

 thus : — ' 



1. The brain-ease wide in front, scarcely constricted. Orbit indi- 



stinctly marked. Nose broad. Paguma larvata and P leu- 

 comystax. 



2. The brain-case wide in front, and distinctly constricted. Nose 



rather elongate. 



a. Orbit marked only with a short blunt process on the 



upper hinder edge. Paguma Grayi. 

 h. Orbit marked with a rather short, acute, well-marked 



process on the upper hinder edge. Nandinia binotata. 



3. The brain-case narrow, and evidently and distinctly constricted 



m tront. The orbit undefined. 



«. The foce broad; width at the tubercular grinder about 

 four-fifths the length of the palate. Paradoxurus phi- 

 hppemis, P. Orossii, P. nigrifrons, P. fasciatus, and P 



b. 



The face rather elongate ; width at the tubercular grinder 

 two-thirds of the length of the palate. P. zeiiUnicus P 

 bondar, and P. hermaphroditus. 



4. The brain-case narrow suddenly and distinctly constricted in 

 front. The orbit well defined behind. Arctogale trivirgata. 



